lorication
English
Etymology
Latin loricatio.
Noun
lorication (countable and uncountable, plural lorications) (archaic)
- The act of loricating (coating metal pipes etc.).
- The protecting substance thus put on.
- (botany, zoology) A covering of scales, plates, or similar.
References
- “lorication”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.