Coating and Layer

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Coating

Coating noun - A thin layer covering something.

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Layer is a synonym for coating in covering topic. In some cases you can use "Layer" instead a noun "Coating", when it comes to topics like substance, coat. popular alternative

Nearby Words: coat, coated

Layer

Layer noun - Single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance.

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Coating is a synonym for layer in covering topic. You can use "Coating" instead a noun "Layer", if it concerns topics such as substance, coat. popular alternative

Nearby Words: layered, layering

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thick	thick coating	thick layer
generous	generous coating	generous layer
green	green coating	green layer
outer	outer coating	outer layer
Other adjectives: large, blue, black, thin, new, protective, double, invisible.

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Skitter echoes this speech after suffocating Alexandria by coating her lungs with a layer of insects and spider glue.

Source: Literature / Worm
What makes the freezing harmless is that it's a relatively thin layer of ice coating the victim's torso and some of their limbs.

Source: Video Game / Batman: Arkham City
Swung around a steel-sheathed concrete pillar at a speed of at least sixty miles per hour, grazing it so closely that he removed one layer of protective coating from the metal.

Source: Drives Like Crazy

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