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   concretion

   /kənˈkriːʃ(ə)n/

   noun

   • 1. a hard solid mass formed by the local accumulation of matter, especially within the body or within a mass of sediment: "nodular concretions of siderite growing within the sediments"
   • ▪ the process by which matter forms into a concretion.

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from Latin concretio(n-), from concrescere ‘grow together’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. concretionary adjective

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