incrustation

[ in-kruh-stey-shuh n ]

/ ˌɪn krʌˈsteɪ ʃən /

an incrusting or being incrusted.

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.

Also encrustation.

Origin of incrustation

First recorded in 1600–10, incrustation is from the Latin word incrustātiōn- (stem of incrustātiō). See in-², crust, -ation

At the same time it yields considerable vapor, and deposits an incrustation around the assay.

A System of Instruction in the Practical Use of the Blowpipe |Anonymous
Occurs usually as an incrustation, its surface being very smooth, like enamel.

The Elements of Blowpipe Analysis |Frederick Hutton Getman
A metallic globule with or without an incrustation may be obtained.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 |Various
In other orders the branches gain support from incrustation, from interlacing, and from cohering on the edges.

The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide |Augusta Foote Arnold

These trifles are variously denominated; but, in most cases, according to the name of the substance inclosed by the incrustation.

Popular Technology, Vol. I (of 2) |Edward Hazen

incrustation

[ ĭn′krŭ-stā′shən ]

The formation of a crust or a scab.

A coating of hardened exudate or other material on a body or body part.