Defenition of the word hardening

• Defenition of the word hardening

  • the act of making something harder (firmer or tighter or more compact)
  • abnormal hardening or thickening of tissue
  • the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization; "the hardening of concrete"; "he tested the set of the glue"
  • the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization

Synonyms for the word hardening

• • set
  • solidification
  • solidifying

Meronymys for the word hardening

• • plastination

Hyponyms for the word hardening

• • annealing
  • calcification
  • callosity
  • callus
  • congealment
  • congelation
  • tempering

Hypernyms for the word hardening

• • action
  • activity
  • change of integrity
  • natural action
  • natural process
  • symptom

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