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In old chem., reduction of a liquid to a solid, commonly by partial evaporation.
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The act of growing together or becoming united in one mass; concrescence; coalescence.
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A mass of solid matter formed by a growing together, or by congelation, condensation, coagulation, conglomeration, or induration; a clot; a lump; a nodule: as, “concretions of slime,”
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Specifically In geology, an aggregation of mineral matter, usually calcareous or silicious, in concentric layers, so arranged as to give rise to a form approaching the spherical, but often much flattened.
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In logic: The state of being concrete; concreteness.
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The act of determination, or of rendering a concept more concrete or determinate by adding to the marks it contains.