Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Characterized by concretion; formed by concretion; concretional.
- Specifically In geology, consisting of mineral matter which has been collected (either from the surrounding rock or from without) around some center, so as to form a more or less regularly shaped mass.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Pertaining to, or formed by, concretion or aggregation; producing or containing concretions.
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- adjective geology Composed of
concretions
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Examples
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Eventually concretionary measures were imposed and the deficit reduction was not what they had hoped.
Lia Petridis Maiello: An Interview With Joseph Stiglitz -- Regulation and the Euro Zone Lia Petridis Maiello 2010
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Potassium phosphate in concretionary nodules, 328.
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Precipitated ammonium phosphate in concretionary nodules, 328.
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Nitrogenous organic substances, in Chincha guano, 305; in concretionary nodules, 328.
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Ammonium phosphate, in Chincha guano, 305; in concretionary nodules, 328.
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Potassium sulphate, in Chincha guano, 305; in concretionary nodules, 328.
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The di-calcium salt, Ca_2H_2 (PO_4) _2, occurs in a concretionary form in the ureters and cloaca of the sturgeon, and also in guano.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" Various
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Basic ammonium phosphate in concretionary nodules, 328.
Manures and the principles of manuring Charles Morton Aikman
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A peculiar variety occurring as contorted concretionary masses is known as tripe-stone, and a scaly granular variety, from Vulpino, near Bergamo, in Lombardy, as vulpinite; the latter is cut and polished for ornamental purposes.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1 Various
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Chincha guano -- little round concretionary nodules, varying in colour from pure white to dark brown, were occasionally found.
Manures and the principles of manuring Charles Morton Aikman
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