HardeningWordNet Explorer
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the act of changing the unity or wholeness of something
hardening something by heat treatment
the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization
a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
a process involving fixation and dehydration and forced impregnation and hardening of biological tissues; water and lipids are replaced by curable polymers (silicone or epoxy or polyester) that are subsequently hardened
the process of congealing; solidification by (or as if by) freezing
(medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease
an area of skin that is thick or hard from continual pressure or friction (as the sole of the foot)