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concrement

/ˈkɒŋkɹɪmənt/

concrement noun: concretion.

Noun

concrement (plural concrements)

  1. (obsolete) concretion
    • supposeth a creation or concrement of those very Bodies which I suppose to be mixed, as Animals, Vegetables, […]a. 1677 (date written), Matthew Hale, The Primitive Origination of Mankind, Considered and Examined According to the Light of Nature, London: […] William Godbid, for William Shrowsbery, […]...

Forms of concrement

pluralconcrements

Origin of concrement

Learned borrowing from Latin concrēmentum.

Questions about concrement

What does concrement mean?
Concrement means concretion.
What part of speech is concrement?
Concrement is a noun.
How do you pronounce concrement?
Concrement is pronounced /ˈkɒŋkɹɪmənt/.
What is the plural of concrement?
The plural of concrement is concrements.

Words near concrement in the dictionary

  1. concreated
  2. concreates
  3. concreating
  4. concremation
  5. concremations
  6. concrement
  7. concrements
  8. concrescence
  9. concrescences
  10. concrescent
  11. concrescible

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