ACCRETION

9 letters 13 Scrabble points /ə.ˈkɹi.ʃən/

Definition of ACCRETION

noun

  1. The act of increasing by natural growth; especially the increase of organic bodies by the internal accession of parts; organic growth.

  2. The act of increasing, or the matter added, by an accession of parts externally; an extraneous addition

    "A mineral ... augments not by growth, but by accretion."

  3. Something added externally to promote growth the external growth of an item.

Related words: growth

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters A C C R E T I O N
Length 9 letters
Scrabble Score 13 points

Anagrams of ACCRETION

Words that use the same letters:

ANORECTIC NEOARCTIC

Words Containing "ACCRETION"

ACCRETIONARY ACCRETIONS NONACCRETION

Words Starting with "ACCRETION"

ACCRETIONARY ACCRETIONS

Words Ending with "ACCRETION"

NONACCRETION