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Definition of Hardening in English :

Hardening

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Noun

1. hardening

abnormal hardening or thickening of tissue

2. curing, hardening, set, solidification, solidifying

the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization

Example Sentences:
'the hardening of concrete'
'he tested the set of the glue'

3. hardening

the act of making something harder (firmer or tighter or more compact)

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Hardening

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noun

1.

the act or process of becoming or making hard

2.

a substance added to another substance or material to make it harder

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Hardening

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noun

1.

a making or becoming hard

2.

a substance used to harden something

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Hardening

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n.

1. The act or process of becoming hard or harder.

2. Something that hardens, as a substance added to iron to yield steel.

3. Gradual exposure of plants to cold weather.

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