lorication

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noun

The act of loricating (coating metal pipes etc.).

OriginLatin loricatio →
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Meanings

nounlorication (countable and uncountable, plural lorications)

plural lorications

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

Origin

  1. Latinloricatio
  2. Englishlorication

Latin loricatio.

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APA

lorication. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lorication

MLA

“lorication.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lorication. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lorication,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lorication.

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