Encrustant

/ɛnˈkrʌstənt/ adjective

Definition

Serving to encrust or form a crust; tending to create a hard outer layer on a surface.

Etymology

From encrust + -ant (suffix meaning performing or tending to). Describes something that has the quality or property of forming crusts.

Kelly Says

Salt-laden sea spray is powerfully encrustant—buildings near coasts literally accumulate white mineral coatings as waves deposit dissolved salt that crystallizes on every exposed surface!

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