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Synonyms

encrustation

American

[en-kruh-stey-shuhn] / ˌɛn krʌˈsteɪ ʃən /

Also incrustation

noun

an encrusting or being encrusted.
a crust or coat of anything on the surface of a body; covering, coating, or scale.
the inlaying or addition of enriching materials on or to a surface or an object.
the enriching materials inlaid on or added to a surface or an object.

Etymology

Origin of encrustation

First recorded in 1650–60 for incrustation, later for encrustation, encrust + -ation

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