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lorication

lorication noun: the act of loricating (coating metal pipes etc.).

Noun

lorication (countable and uncountable, plural lorications)

  1. (archaic) The act of loricating (coating metal pipes etc.).
  2. (archaic) The protecting substance thus put on.
  3. (archaic) A covering of scales, plates, or similar.

Forms of lorication

plurallorications

Origin of lorication

Latin loricatio.

Questions about lorication

What does lorication mean?
Lorication means the act of loricating (coating metal pipes etc.).
What part of speech is lorication?
Lorication is a noun.
What is the plural of lorication?
The plural of lorication is lorications.

Words near lorication in the dictionary

  1. loricatans
  2. loricate
  3. loricated
  4. loricates
  5. loricating
  6. lorication
  7. lorications
  8. loriciferan
  9. loriciferans
  10. Lorick
  11. Loricks

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