ILLINI'TION, noun [Latin 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.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.