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En-crĭ'nal or En-crĭn'ite or En-crĭn'i-tal, a.

adjective

a. Relating to encrinites; containing encrinites, as certain kinds of limestone.

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En'cri-nite, n.p. 445noun(Paleon.) An animal belonging to the order of echinoderms and tribe of crinoids. The joints of the stems are small calcareous disks, and are very common fossils in many limestones, being sometimes…