Encrustation Definition

enkrustāzhən
encrustations
noun
encrustations
An encrusting or being encrusted.
Webster's New World
A crust; hard layer or coating.
Webster's New World
An elaborate decorative coating, inlay, etc.
Webster's New World
A crust, scale, scab, etc.
Webster's New World

An incrustation.

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Singular:
encrustation
Plural:
encrustations

Encrustation Sentence Examples

  • These waters are frequently impregnated with alkali or salt, and on evaporating leave upon the bed of the lake a thin encrustation of snowy whiteness.

  • During the wet season the valleys often contain ephemeral lakes, whose waters on evaporating leave a playa, or mud flat, often covered with an alkaline encrustation of snowy whiteness.

  • Bibby J. M., Hukins D.W. (1993) ' Acidification is not a feasible method for preventing encrustation of indwelling urinary catheters ' .

  • Because of the risk of introducing infection, they should not be used to reduce catheter encrustation - rather the catheter should be replaced.

  • Conventional prevention and treatment of this problem involves acidification of the urine in order to prevent or dissolve the encrustation.

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