noun
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a layer or film spread over a surface for protection or decoration
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a heavy fabric suitable for coats
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dialect a severe rebuke; ticking-off
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Origin of coating
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Much like a primer prepares a surface for paint, it helps bring together the ingredients needed to create a stable coating.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026
The researchers went a step further by applying a coating of MXene, a two-dimensional material, to the copper foil.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026
They do work like running computer simulations, analyzing data, designing equipment and testing the coating.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
Phoenix-based Swift uses highly complex machinery to turn tiny particles called nanomaterials into antireflective coating, which can help make satellite-powered solar panels more effective, among other applications.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
Its fluffy coating of white feathers was flattened with salt spray, making it look—and smell— convincingly like a large white seabird, or the remains of one.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
Special ceramic coatings also protect blades from extreme temperatures inside engines.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
These bacteria are surrounded by protective outer coatings that can help them evade immune defenses.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026
Lactones are essential starting materials for biodegradable plastics and polyurethanes, while epoxides are used to manufacture adhesives, protective coatings, and epoxy resins found in electronic materials.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026
Such clothing contains antimicrobial coatings to suppress odor-causing bacteria.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Huge gears lay exposed under the floor, wicked teeth intertwined, gleaming with oily coatings.
From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi
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