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encrustation
noun
[ ˌɪnkrʌˈsteɪʃ(ə)n ]
• the action of encrusting or state of being encrusted.
Origin:
early 17th century (originally as incrustation ): from late Latin incrustatio(n- ), from the verb incrustare (see encrust).