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concretion::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | calculus |
| Type of | stone, rock |
| Has types | sialolith, urolith, cystolith, enterolith, gallstone, urinary calculus, kidney stone, bilestone, bladder stone, nephrolith, ptyalith, renal calculus, salivary calculus |
concretion::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | compaction, compression, densification |
| Type of | concentration |
| Derivation | concrete |
concretion::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | coalescence, coalescency, coalition, conglutination |
| Type of | unification, union, uniting, jointure, conjugation |
| Derivation | concrete |
concretion::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | natural process, activity, natural action, action |
Examples of concretion
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This concretion is said to be a tonic for the respiratory diseases.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Many paleontologists said the lump was an ironstone concretion.
From the dispatch.com
This corroborated Russell, Stoskopf and Fisher's findings that the fossilized concretion in Willo's chest was a heart.
From the sciencedaily.com
Following successful concretion of negotiations he was appointed as Representative of Government of Ceylon in New Delhi.
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Harris and Midgett found the coins stuck to the exterior of a concretion, a mass of encrusted materials about the size of a basketball.
From the charlotteobserver.com
X-rays showed the concretion also held small cannon grape shot and straight pins, said Nathan Henry, a state underwater archaeologist.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Many of the changes introduced with the Lisbon Treaty need concretion through practical implementation by the current actors.
From the en.wikipedia.org
In Ayurveda, the Indian system of traditional medicine, the silicious concretion found in the culms of the bamboo stem is called banslochan.
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An intricate, ivory-colored sandstone concretion found in Fontainebleau, France, resembles an abstract sculpture but was created completely by nature, Bartsch says.
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- The formation of stonelike objects within a body organ (e.g., the kidneys)
- Calculus: a hard lump produced by the concretion of mineral salts; found in hollow organs or ducts of the body; "renal calculi can be very painful"
- Compaction: an increase in the density of something
- Coalescence: the union of diverse things into one body or form or group; the growing together of parts
- A concretion is a volume of sedimentary rock in which a mineral cement fills the porosity (i.e. the spaces between the sediment grains). Concretions are often ovoid or spherical in shape, although irregular shapes also occur. ...
- The process of aggregating or coalescing into a mass; A solid, hard mass formed by a process of aggregation or coalescence; A rounded mass of a mineral, sometimes found in sedimentary rock or on the ocean floor; The action of making something concrete or the result of such an action
- (concreted) Solidified
- (Concretions) Local concentrations of chemical compounds such as calcium carbonate or iron oxide in the form of nodules. Three options have been given:
- A natural clay nodule formed out of solution in soil interstices. Often confused for man-made objects because of their peculiar shapes.
