- present participle of coat.
coating
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The analysis also suggests that the vessel received four to five separate batches of coating over time.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026
The coating raised DNA cleavage efficiency from 36% without PEG to 92% with PEG at 37°C over 31 hours.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026
Though he says you must keep them in a safe place to ensure the coating on the lenses isn't torn, worn or damaged, as that would make them unsafe to use again.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Hearn, who visited the reflecting pool in June during a bike ride, has said he reached his hand in the water to touch a piece of the coating that had already detached from the bottom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
The old fear began to pump, coating my insides with heat.
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
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Most indium goes into coatings for flat-panel displays, a mature market.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026
The researchers achieved this effect without using added pigments or specialized coatings to hide the residue.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 20, 2026
The figure was boosted by a one-off gain from finalising the sale of its coatings division to US investment firm Carlye.
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
Because the mirror image versions of the same molecule interact differently with the coatings, they move through the tubes at different speeds, allowing the instrument to separate them.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026
He went on past street lamps covered with thick coatings of snow, gleaming like huge frosted moons above his head.
From "Native Son" by Richard Wright
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