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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Etymology
Origin of coating
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Once melting stops, a thin outer coating known as a fusion crust remains on their surfaces.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 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
They do work like running computer simulations, analyzing data, designing equipment and testing the coating.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
One of the most promising aspects of the discovery is the ability to customize the coating for different purposes.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026
Then she scrubbed the saucepan so hard I think she took a layer of coating off.
From "P.S. I Miss You" by Jen Petro-Roy
Special ceramic coatings also protect blades from extreme temperatures inside engines.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
Researchers believe that specially engineered coatings might eventually make it easier to deliver healthy mitochondria and help them interact with the cells receiving them.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026
Plasma processing can be used to modify material surfaces and create thin functional coatings, potentially allowing biologically active compounds to be incorporated into medical products.
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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