Having formed or covered with a crust; hardened on the surface while possibly remaining soft inside.
From crustate (to form a crust) plus the suffix -ed indicating a completed action or state. It describes something that has developed a crusty exterior.
Scabs are a medical example of crustated wounds—the body forms a protective crust over the injury while healing happens underneath, and this ancient healing mechanism works the same way across most mammals.
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