9 Letter Words for Accretion
accretion, anorectic
8 Letter Words for Accretion
accentor, acentric, acetonic, actioner, anerotic, anoretic, canotier, ceration, cocinera, coracine, cratonic, creation, crocetin, crociate, encratic, narcotic, nearctic, necrotic, reaction
7 Letter Words for Accretion
acetoin, aconite, acronic, acrotic, anticor, antoeci, cantico, cantier, caronic, carotic, carotin, centiar, centric, ceratin, cerotic, cerotin, certain, cetonia, citrean, cocaine, coenact, cointer, conacre, conceit, concert, concite, corance, cornice, cortian, cortina, cortine, cotrine, creatic, cretion, criance, crinate, crocein, crocine, enactor, erotica, nacrite, noticer, occitan, oceanic, orcanet, orectic, otarine, rection, tacrine
6 Letter Words for Accretion
accent, accite, aceric, acerin, acetic, acetin, acoine, aconic, acrite, actine, action, aeonic, anetic, anteri, aortic, arctic, areito, aroint, atoner, atonic, atroce, cancer, canier, canter, cantic, cantor, caoine, carien, carnet, carnic, carone, carton, cation, cearin, centai, centra, centro, cicero, cicone, cinter, citron, coarct, coater, coatie, coiner, conite, conter, contra, corita, cornea, cornet, cornic, cortin, cotice, crance, cranet, cranic, craton, creant, crenic, cretan, cretic, cretin, criant, crinet, crocin, cronet, cronie, crotin, earcon, enatic, entria, erotic, ionate, nectar, nerita, noetic, norate, norice, norite, notice, octane, octine, orante, orcein, orcine, oretic, orient, ornate, racine, racion, rancio, ratine, ration, recant, recoat, recoct, recoin, retain, retina, roncet, tanier, tanrec, tercia, tercio, tonier, trance, triace, tricae, tricon
5 Letter Words for Accretion
acier, acoin, acone, acorn, acron, actin, acton, actor, aeric, aeron, ancor, ancre, antic, antre, arent, ariot, arite, artic, atone, atren, cacei, cacti, cairn, cairo, caner, canoe, canto, caret, carne, carot, carte, cater, ceint, centi, cento, cerat, cerci, ceria, ceric, cerin, cetic, cetin, cicer, cinct, circa, circe, citer, coact, coart, coate, coati, cocin, coner, conia, conic, conta, conte, contr, coran, coria, corni, corta, cotan, craie, crain, crane, crate, crcao, crena, creta, crine, croat, crone, ecart, enact, encia, eniac, entia, erato, erica, icaco, inact, incor, incra, inert, inter, intra, intro, iortn, irate, irena, irone, nacre, narco, naric, necia, necro, nicer, niota, niter, nitro, noire, noria, norie, norit, noter, oaric, oaten, oater, ocean, ocrea, octan, octic, oncer, oncet, oncia, ontic, orant, orate, orcin, racon, raine, rance, ratio, react, recco, recit, recon, recti, recto, reina, retan, retia, retin, riant, roate, rocta, ronte, rotan, taino, tairn, tarie, tarin, taroc, tecon, tenai, tenia, tenio, tenor, terai, terna, ticca, ticer, tinca, tinea, toner, tonic, toran, toric, trace, train, triac, trica, trice, trina, trine, troca, troic, trona, tronc, trone
4 Letter Words for Accretion
acce, acct, acer, acne, acor, acre, aero, aine, aint, aion, aire, airn, airt, ance, anet, anre, ante, anti, arco, aren, aret, arni, arno, arte, atoc, cace, caci, caic, cain, cair, canc, cane, cant, caon, care, carn, cart, cate, ceca, cent, cera, cern, cero, cert, ceti, ciao, cine, cion, cira, circ, cire, cite, cito, coat, coca, coct, coin, coir, coit, conc, cone, coni, cont, cora, core, corn, cort, cote, cran, cric, crin, crit, croc, earn, ecco, econ, ecto, eira, ento, entr, eoan, erat, eria, eric, erin, etic, etna, eton, iare, icao, icer, icon, inca, incr, inro, inta, into, intr, iota, iran, iron, iter, nace, naio, naoi, narc, nare, nato, natr, near, neat, neti, nice, nito, noir, nore, nori, nota, note, octa, oeci, oint, onca, once, oner, orae, oran, orca, orna, otic, race, rain, rait, rane, rant, rate, rato, rean, rect, rein, reit, reno, rent, rice, rine, riot, rita, rite, roan, roin, roit, rone, ront, rota, rotc, rote, roti, tace, taco, taen, tain, tane, tare, tari, tarn, taro, tean, tear, teca, tera, tern, tiao, tiar, tice, tien, tier, tinc, tine, tire, toea, tone, torc, tore, tori, torn, trac, trie, trin, trio, trna, tron
3 Letter Words for Accretion
acc, ace, act, aer, ain, air, ait, anc, ane, ant, aor, arc, are, arn, art, ate, cai, can, car, cat, cen, ceo, cer, cia, cie, cir, cit, con, cor, cot, crc, cro, crt, cte, ctn, cto, ctr, ean, ear, eat, ecc, eco, ect, eir, enc, eon, era, ern, ert, eta, etc, iao, ice, inc, int, ion, ira, ire, ita, nae, nar, nat, nco, nea, nei, neo, net, nie, nit, noa, nor, not, oar, oat, oca, oct, oer, oie, ona, one, oni, ont, ora, orc, ore, ort, otc, rai, ran, rat, rct, rea, rec, rei, ria, rie, rin, rio, rit, rna, roc, roe, roi, ron, rot, rte, rti, tai, tan, tao, tar, tea, tec, ten, ter, tic, tie, tin, toa, toc, toe, toi, ton, tor, tra, tri
Definitions for Accretion
[1] an increase by natural growth or by gradual external addition; growth in size or extent.
[2] the result of this process.
[3] an added part; addition: The last part of the legend is a later accretion.
[4] the growing together of separate parts into a single whole.
[5] Law . increase of property by gradual natural additions, as of land by alluvion.
[6] any gradual increase in size, as through growth or external addition
[7] something added, esp extraneously, to cause growth or an increase in size
[8] the growing together of normally separate plant or animal parts
[9] pathol abnormal union or growing together of parts; adhesion a mass of foreign matter collected in a cavity
[10] law an increase in the share of a beneficiary in an estate, as when a co-beneficiary fails to take his share
[11] astronomy the process in which matter under the influence of gravity is attracted to and increases the mass of a celestial body. The matter usually forms an accretion disc around the accreting object
[12] geology the process in which a continent is enlarged by the tectonic movement and deformation of the earth's crust
Words related to Accretion
accumulation, raise, rise, accession, increase, augmentation, increment, build-up
Words nearby Accretion
accrementition, accrescence, accrescent, accrete, accretio cordis, accretion, accretion disk, accretionary growth, accretionary wedge, accrington, accroach
Origin of Accretion
1605–15; < Latin accrētiōn- (stem of accrētiō ), equivalent to accrēt(us ), past participle of accrēscere to grow (ac- ac- + crē- grow + -tus past participle suffix) + -iōn- -ion
Other words from Accretion
ac·cre·tive , ac·cre·tion·ar·y , adjective
non·ac·cre·tion , noun
non·ac·cre·tive , adjective
Word origin for Accretion
C17: from Latin accretiō increase, from accrēscere. See accrue
Synonyms for Accretion
accumulation, accession, augmentation, increase, increment, raise, rise, build-up
