noun
- plural of cortication; the formation or presence of a cortex or cortex-like layer on a surface or organism
Usage: technical; biology; geology
Examples
- The cortications observed on the fossil surface indicated ancient weathering processes.
- Cortications in certain fungi help protect the organism from environmental stress.
- Geologists studied the cortications that formed on the rock samples over time.
- The cortications of the bacterial colonies were examined under the microscope.