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Webster 1913 Edition
Illinition
Ilˊli-ni′tion
,Noun.
[L.
illinire
, illinere
, to besmear; pref. il-
in, on + linire
, linere
, to smear.] 1.
A smearing or rubbing in or on; also, that which is smeared or rubbed on, as ointment or liniment.
2.
A thin crust of some extraneous substance formed on minerals.
[R.]
A thin crust or
illinition
of black manganese. Kirwan.
Webster 1828 Edition
Illinition
ILLINI'TION
,Noun.
It is sometimes disguised by a thin crust or illinition of black manganese.