Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for IN-UNC-TU-OS'I-TY
IN-UNC-TU-OS'I-TY, n. [L. in and unctus, or Eng. unctuous.]
The want of unctuosity; destitution of greasiness or oiliness which is perceptible to the touch; as, the inunctuosity of porcelain clay. Kirwan.
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