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UK
/səlˈɪdɪfˌaɪɪŋ/
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[ US /səˈɫɪdəˌfaɪɪŋ/ ]
[ US /səˈɫɪdəˌfaɪɪŋ/ ]
NOUN
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the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization
he tested the set of the glue
the hardening of concrete
How To Use solidifying In A Sentence
- The more likely explanation is that developmental changes occurred that involved greater solidifying of romantic relationships, making stable monogamy more possible.
- He felt that he was solidifying—a pupa becoming a wasp. GuildWars Edge of Destiny
- A metal-polymer coating can heal its own scratches by liquefying when exposed to UV and then resolidifying.
- The mold must be preheated with a blowtorch to keep the silver from solidifying before it fills the whole cavity.
- It is this group which specifically prefers Alberta locations, thus reinforcing the duality and solidifying the philosophical divide.
- The departure time slowly crept nearer, and the airlift rumors were solidifying into reality.
- To mention examples, blood serum solidified at a suitable temperature is a highly suitable medium, and various media are made with extract of meat as a basis, with the addition of gelatine or agar as solidifying agents and of non-coagulable proteids (commercial "peptone") to make up for proteids lost by coagulation in the preparation. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy"
- The fact that these three different techniques yield such similar results suggests that awareness of Murkowski's write-in bid is high and her support is solidifying. New Polls Confirm A 'Three-Way Toss-Up' in Alaska
- Since anethol is the most valuable constituent, and the solidifying point of the oil is roughly proportional to its anethol content, oils with a higher solidifying point are the best. The Handbook of Soap Manufacture
- This caused already to believe originally China's solidifying after learning about went angrily.