ACCRETION
/ə.ˈkɹi.ʃən/
13
Scrabble
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WWF
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Definition
/ə.ˈkɹi.ʃən/
noun
- The act of increasing by natural growth; especially the increase of organic bodies by the internal accession of parts; organic growth.
- 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.”
- Something added externally to promote growth the external growth of an item.
Source: Wiktionary
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