concretion

Meanings

Plural: concretions

Noun

• the formation of stonelike objects within a body organ (e.g., the kidneys)
• a hard lump produced by the concretion of mineral salts; found in hollow organs or ducts of the body
• an increase in the density of something
• the union of diverse things into one body or form or group; the growing together of parts
• 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.

Synonyms

calculus, coalescence, coalescency, coalition, compaction, compression, conglutination, densification

Related Words

concrete