Incrustation
The covering of wall surfaces with some precious material, such as tile or jewels.
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incrustation
1. The deposition of materials on the interior of pipes, vessels, or equipment from chemicals in the conveyed liquid.
2. A decorative skin or coating of rich materials applied over commoner construction.
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The following article is from The Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1979). It might be outdated or ideologically biased.
Incrustation
a crust (in the form of mounds) on the surface of the refractory linings of shaft and tube metallurgical furnaces; it usually forms as a result of certain deviations from standard in the smelting process (low quality of raw materials, uneven run of furnace, and so on). Incrustation should be distinguished from slag lining, which is intentionally created on the interior (working) surface of certain metallurgical units during the smelting process.
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