Crustific

/krʌˈstɪfɪk/ adjective

Definition

Capable of forming, producing, or causing the formation of a crust; tending to create a crusty surface.

Etymology

From crust (Latin crusta) plus the suffix -fic (from Latin -ficus meaning 'making' or 'producing'). It describes something that causes crust formation.

Kelly Says

Some minerals are crustific—they naturally form hard crystalline crusts on cave walls and rock surfaces as water carrying dissolved minerals evaporates, creating the glittering formations you see in caves.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ts'ui
ARالعربية
تحصين
tah-seen
BNবাংলা
ক্রুস্টি
kroos-tee
CACatalà
més cruixent
mes kroo-ee-en
CSČeština
křupavost
kroo-pa-vost
DADansk
sprødhed
sproed-hed
DEDeutsch
Krüsten
kroo-sten
ELΕλληνικά
τραγανότητα
tra-ga-no-tee
ESEspañol
crujificación
kroo-jee-f-ka-thee-ohn
FAفارسی
شکننده
she-ka-neh
FISuomi
kruuniseminen
kroon-i-se-men
FRFrançais
croustification
kroos-tee-fi-ka-syohn
GUGU
ક્રુસ્ટી
kruus-tee
HAHA
daɗi
da-dee
HEעברית
קרוסט
kroos-t
HIहिन्दी
क्रिस्पीकरण
kris-pee-ka-ran
HUMagyar
keményedés
kem-yen-ed-esh
IDBahasa Indonesia
kerasaan
ke-ra-sa-an
IGIG
kpakpasi
kpak-pa-si
ITItaliano
croccificazione
kro-k-ki-fi-ka-syohn
JA日本語
カリカリ化
kari kari-ka
KKKK
қатты
kat-ty
KMKM
ក្រូស
kroos
KO한국어
바삭해짐
ba-sag-hae-jim
MRMR
खरब
khar-b
MSBahasa Melayu
kerasaan
ke-ra-sa-an
MYမြန်မာ
ကြက်ကြော်
kya-kya-w
NLNederlands
krokverharding
kro-k-ver-har-ding
NONorsk
sprøhet
spro-het
PAPA
ਕ੍ਰੁਸਟੀ
kruus-tee
PLPolski
chrupkość
chrup-k-voss
PTPortuguês
crotificação
kro-ti-fi-ka-sawn
RORomână
crocanare
kro-ka-na-reh
RUРусский
хрустящее
khryus-t'yushchee
SVSvenska
knasighet
knas-i-get
SWKiswahili
mrembo
m-re-mbo
TAதமிழ்
கிரஸ்டி
gira-sti
TEతెలుగు
క్రస్టి
krus-ti
THไทย
กรอบ
grop
TLTL
masarap
ma-sa-rap
TRTürkçe
çıtırlaşma
chee-tir-lash-mah
UKУкраїнська
хрусткість
khryst-skist
URاردو
مورہ
mo-rah
VITiếng Việt
giòn hóa
gee-on hoa
YOYO
kòkò
ko-ko
ZH中文
酥脆化
su cui hua
ZUZU
ngathi
ngah-thee

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