| ACCRETION | • accretion n. The act of increasing by natural growth; especially the increase of organic bodies by the internal accession… • accretion n. The act of increasing, or the matter added, by an accession of parts externally; an extraneous addition. • accretion n. Something added externally to promote the external growth of an item. |
| CARBURETION | • carburetion n. The process, as occurs in a carburetor, of mixing fuel with oxygen or air in appropriate proportion for combustion. • CARBURETION n. the process of carburetting. |
| CONCRETION | • concretion n. The process of aggregating or coalescing into a mass. • concretion n. A solid, hard mass formed by a process of aggregation or coalescence. • concretion n. (Petrology) A rounded mass of a mineral, sometimes found in sedimentary rock or on the ocean floor. |
| DISCRETION | • discretion n. Individual justice from experience in quality of perception: discrete. • discretion n. The quality of being discreet. • discretion n. The ability to make wise choices or decisions. |
| EXCRETION | • excretion n. The process of removing or ejecting material that has no further utility, especially from the body;… • excretion n. Something excreted in that manner, especially urine or feces. • EXCRETION n. the act of excreting. |
| HYPEREXCRETION | • hyperexcretion n. (Medicine) Excessive excretion. • HYPEREXCRETION n. excessive excretion. |
| HYPERSECRETION | • hypersecretion n. (Endocrinology) Excessive secretion. • HYPERSECRETION n. excessive secretion. |
| INCRETION | • incretion n. An internal secretion. • INCRETION n. internal secretion. |
| INDISCRETION | • indiscretion n. The quality or state of being indiscreet; lack of discretion. • indiscretion n. An indiscreet or imprudent act; indiscreet behavior. • indiscretion n. A brief sexual liaison. |
| NEUROSECRETION | • neurosecretion n. The synthesis and release of hormones by neurons. • neurosecretion n. A hormone so secreted. • NEUROSECRETION n. the process of producing a secretion by neurons. |
| OVERSECRETION | • oversecretion n. Excessive secretion. • OVERSECRETION n. excessive secretion. |
| SECRETION | • secretion n. (Countable) any substance that is secreted by an organism. • secretion n. (Uncountable) the act of secreting a substance, especially from a gland. • secretion n. The act of hiding something. |