ACCRETIONS

10 letters 14 Scrabble points

Definition of ACCRETIONS

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 S
Length 10 letters
Scrabble Score 14 points

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