ENCRUSTATION

incrustation, encrustation

(noun) a decorative coating of contrasting material that is applied to a surface as an inlay or overlay

crust, incrustation, encrustation

(noun) a hard outer layer that covers something

incrustation, encrustation

(noun) the formation of a crust

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

encrustation (countable and uncountable, plural encrustations)

Alternative form of incrustation

Anagrams

• anticounters, counterstain, cruentations, neurotactins

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20 January 2025

CHELICERA

(noun) either of the first pair of fang-like appendages near the mouth of an arachnid; often modified for grasping and piercing


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