Sunday, March 21, 2010
Concrescence
concrescence \kən-ˈkre-sən(t)s\ noun: 1. increase by the addition of particles, 2. a growing together; coalescence
Etymology: Latin concrescentia, from concrescere to grow together, from com- + crescere to grow
You read the word coalescence in definition #2 and thought “the essence of coal,” right?
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