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incrustation

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in⋅crus⋅ta⋅tion

  [in-kruh-stey-shuhn]
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–noun
1. an incrusting or being incrusted.
2. a crust or coat of anything on the surface of a body; covering, coating, or scale.
3. the inlaying or addition of enriching materials on or to a surface or an object.
4. the enriching materials inlaid on or added to a surface or an object.
Also, encrustation.

Origin:
1600–10; < L incrustātiōn- (s. of incrustātiō). See in- 2 , crust, -ation
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in·crust·a·tion   (ĭn'krŭ-stā'shən)   
n.  

    1. The act of encrusting.

    2. The state of being encrusted.

    3. A decorative technique in which a contrasting material is applied to a surface as an inlay or overlay.

    4. A material so applied.

  2. A crust or coating: an incrustation of salt on the window.

    1. A decorative technique in which a contrasting material is applied to a surface as an inlay or overlay.

    2. A material so applied.

  4. Biology A coating of hardened exudate or other material on a body or body part; a scale or scab.

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Main Entry: in·crus·ta·tion
Pronunciation: "in-"kr&s-'tA-sh&n
Variant: or en·crus·ta·tion /"en-/
Function: noun
1 : the act of encrusting : the state of being encrusted
2 : a crust or hard coating
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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incrustation in·crust·a·tion (ĭn'krŭ-stā'shən)
n.

  1. The formation of a crust or a scab.

  2. A coating of hardened exudate or other material on a body or body part.

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