hardening, n.
(hardenings)
(hardenings)
the act of making something harder (firmer or tighter or more compact)
<noun.act>
hardening
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization
<noun.process>
curing hardening set solidification solidifying
sample sentences
"the hardening of concrete""he tested the set of the glue"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hyponym
hypernym
part holonym
abnormal hardening or thickening of tissue
<noun.state>
hardening