hardening

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noun

1. abnormal hardening or thickening of tissue
• Hypernyms:
symptom
• Hyponyms:
callosity, callus, calcification
2. the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization
- the hardening of concrete
- he tested the set of the glue
• Syn:
solidifying, solidification, set, curing
• Derivationally related forms:
cure (for: curing), set (for: set), solidify (for: solidification), solidify (for: solidifying), harden
• Hypernyms:
natural process, natural action, action, activity
• Hyponyms:
congealment, congelation
• Part Holonyms:
plastination
3. the act of making something harder (firmer or tighter or more compact)
• Derivationally related forms:
harden
• Hypernyms:
change of integrity
• Hyponyms:
annealing, tempering

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  inure, indurate, season, temper