concretion

noun

con·cre·tion kän-ˈkrē-shən How to pronounce concretion (audio)

kən-

: something concreted: such as

: a hard usually inorganic mass (such as a bezoar or tophus) formed in a living body

: a mass of mineral matter found generally in rock of a composition different from its own and produced by deposition from aqueous solution in the rock

: the act or process of concreting : the state of being concreted

concretion of ideas in a hypothesis

concretionary

kän-ˈkrē-shə-ˌner-ē How to pronounce concretion (audio)

kən-

adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web This fossil was preserved in a concretion—a sedimentary structure that tends to form around fossil material—and was discovered by chance at the end of a frustratingly fruitless series of digs.

Jeanne Timmons, Ars Technica, 6 June 2022 The complete shape of sharks could be represented in the fossils, Colleary said, because of the way they were encased in a mineral formation called a concretion.

Peter Krouse, cleveland, 7 Feb. 2022 But paleontologists can also search for concretions, or rocks that form around cores of ancient bone.

National Geographic, 24 Oct. 2019 Rhinoliths are stone-like concretions formed by the gradual buildup of salts around things not normally found in the nose.

Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 31 Oct. 2019 Patients suffering from the concretions typically present with a variety of symptoms, including nasal obstruction, headaches, facial pain and discharge from the nose.

Matthew Robinson, CNN, 31 Oct. 2019 Preserved in hardened concretions of stone lie the remains of turtles, crocodiles, and most of all, mammals that lived in this place during the first million years after the terrible impact that triggered the extinction of the dinosaurs.

Riley Black, Smithsonian, 25 Oct. 2019 If there’s one concretion with fossils inside, there’s got to be more.

New York Times, 24 Oct. 2019 These small, mineral hematite-rich concretions are near Fram Crater, visited by NASA's Opportunity rover in April 2004.

Ashley Strickland, CNN, 20 Aug. 2019 See More

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Latin concrētiōn-, concrētiō "formation into something solid," from concrē-, stem of concrēscere "to coalesce, condense, solidify, harden" + -tiōn-,-tiō, suffix of verbal action — more at concrescence

First Known Use

1541, in the meaning defined at sense 1

单词	concretion
释义	concretion noun con·cre·tion kän-ˈkrē-shən kən- 1 : something concreted: such as a : a hard usually inorganic mass (such as a bezoar or tophus) formed in a living body b : a mass of mineral matter found generally in rock of a composition different from its own and produced by deposition from aqueous solution in the rock 2 : the act or process of concreting : the state of being concreted concretion of ideas in a hypothesis concretionary kän-ˈkrē-shə-ˌner-ē kən- adjective Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web This fossil was preserved in a concretion—a sedimentary structure that tends to form around fossil material—and was discovered by chance at the end of a frustratingly fruitless series of digs. Jeanne Timmons, Ars Technica, 6 June 2022 The complete shape of sharks could be represented in the fossils, Colleary said, because of the way they were encased in a mineral formation called a concretion. Peter Krouse, cleveland, 7 Feb. 2022 But paleontologists can also search for concretions, or rocks that form around cores of ancient bone. National Geographic, 24 Oct. 2019 Rhinoliths are stone-like concretions formed by the gradual buildup of salts around things not normally found in the nose. Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 31 Oct. 2019 Patients suffering from the concretions typically present with a variety of symptoms, including nasal obstruction, headaches, facial pain and discharge from the nose. Matthew Robinson, CNN, 31 Oct. 2019 Preserved in hardened concretions of stone lie the remains of turtles, crocodiles, and most of all, mammals that lived in this place during the first million years after the terrible impact that triggered the extinction of the dinosaurs. Riley Black, Smithsonian, 25 Oct. 2019 If there’s one concretion with fossils inside, there’s got to be more. New York Times, 24 Oct. 2019 These small, mineral hematite-rich concretions are near Fram Crater, visited by NASA's Opportunity rover in April 2004. Ashley Strickland, CNN, 20 Aug. 2019 See More Word History Etymology borrowed from Latin concrētiōn-, concrētiō "formation into something solid," from concrē-, stem of concrēscere "to coalesce, condense, solidify, harden" + -tiōn-,-tiō, suffix of verbal action — more at concrescence First Known Use 1541, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Medical Definition concretion noun con·cre·tion kän-ˈkrē-shən, kən- : a hard usually inorganic mass (as a tophus) formed especially from mineral salts in a living body concretion noun as in coalescence Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance coalescence absorption commixture interfusion integration incorporation mergence homogenization commingling merger intermingling aggregation unification mingling merging immixture blending coalition conglomeration union accumulation immingling fusion composite admixture intermixture mixture amalgam coupling synthesis linking amalgamation compound mix blend meld combination Antonyms & Near Antonyms dissolution decomposition cleavage fractionation division bifurcation breakup partition split schism scission fractionalization disassembly subdivision disunion segmentation dismemberment sundering isolation sequestration segregation seclusion See More
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concretion

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