concretionary, a.
(kənˈkriːʃənərɪ)
[f. prec. + -ary: in mod.F. concrétionnaire.]
Geol. Of the nature of or constituting a concretion; consisting of, containing, or characterized by, concretions.
| 1830 Lyell Princ. Geol. I. 205 The concretionary forms of..magnesian limestone. 1833 Ibid. III. 206 Concretionary nodules. 1842 H. Miller O.R. Sandst. ix. (ed. 2) 206 A concretionary structure. 1854 Hooker Himal. Jrnls. I. i. 12 A nodular concretionary deposit. |