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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[L.

illinire

illinere

, to besmear; pref.

il-

in, on +

linire

linere

, to smear.]

A smearing or rubbing in or on; also, that which is smeared or rubbed on, as ointment or liniment.

A thin crust of some extraneous substance formed on minerals.

[R.]

A thin crust or

illinition

of black manganese.

Kirwan.

Noun.

[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.

illinition ‎(plural illinitions)

Act of smearing or rubbing in or on.
That which is smeared or rubbed on, such as ointment or liniment.
A crust of some extraneous substance formed on minerals.
- Kirwan
  a thin crust or illinition of black manganese
(medicine) Friction of a surface after the application of an ointment, to aid absorption.