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- noun Plural form of
concretion .
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These arrested and recognisable ideas, concretions of similars succeeding one another in time, are not abstractions; but they may come to be regarded as such after the other kind of concretions in experience, concretions of superposed perceptions in space, have become the leading objects of attention.
The Life of Reason George Santayana 1907
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As to abstinence education again, and sex education in general, to further emphasize the cultural and moral/ethical concretions mentioned above, it was Muggeridge who noted “Sex is the mysticism of materialism and the only possible religion in a materialistic society.”
The Volokh Conspiracy » “Do ‘Family Values’ Weaken Families?” 2010
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If bowel sounds are absent, at least one dose of activated charcoal can be administered and then removed by lavage within two hours in order to avoid concretions.
Loads 2010
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Renal stones develop when abnormal concretions of calculi form in the kidneys or bladder, becoming impacted and sometimes obstructing the flow of urine.
Pestilence and Headcolds: Encountering Illness in Colonial Mexico 2008
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As to abstinence education again, and sex education in general, to further emphasize the cultural and moral/ethical concretions mentioned above, it was Muggeridge who noted “Sex is the mysticism of materialism and the only possible religion in a materialistic society.”
The Volokh Conspiracy » “Do ‘Family Values’ Weaken Families?” 2010
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Andrew Bland, Oregon, Prepping out of concretions.
Archive 2009-02-01 ReBecca Foster 2009
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Andrew Bland, Oregon, Prepping out of concretions.
More info on the Second Annual Fossil Preparation and Collections Symposium ReBecca Foster 2009
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On a slightly less pretentious note, I very much agree with the need to educate people about concretions--most I've met tend to be very understanding about it.
Concretionary fun ReBecca Foster 2009
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Some of these concretions can be pretty cool looking and are interesting rocks/minerals on their own without needing to pretend to be a fossil.
Concretionary fun ReBecca Foster 2009
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As anyone who has ever had the pleasure of identifying fossils for the public we all know for every real fossil someone brings in you usually get a barrel full of concretions that people also brought in.
Concretionary fun ReBecca Foster 2009
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