Definition for IL-LI-NI'TION

IL-LI-NI'TION, n. [L. illinitus, illinio, to anoint; in and lino, to besmear.]

A thin crust of some extraneous substance formed on minerals. It is sometimes disguised by a thin crust or illinition of black manganese. Kirwan.

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