become hardened
41hollowware — /hol oh wair /, n. silver dishes, as serving dishes, having some depth (distinguished from flatware). Also, holloware. [1675 85; HOLLOW + WARE1] * * * ▪ metalwork hollow metal utensils and artifacts. The simplest metalwork technique for… …
42spinning — spinningly, adv. /spin ing/, n. 1. Textiles. a. the act or process of converting staple or short lengths of fiber, as cotton or rayon, into continuous yarn or thread. b. the extrusion of a solution of fiber forming substances through holes in a… …
43earwax impaction — ▪ physiology filling of the external auditory canal with earwax, or cerumen. Normally the wax produced by skin glands in the outer ear migrates outward. If the earwax is produced too rapidly, it may become hardened and accumulate, thus… …
44thermoset — A classification for materials that become hardened or cured by the application of heat. * * * ther·mo·set (therґmo set″) having undergone thermosetting …
45frost — /frɒst / (say frost) noun 1. the atmospheric condition which causes the freezing of water. 2. degrees of frost, degrees below freezing point: we had ten degrees of frost (i.e., 10°C). 3. a covering of minute ice needles, formed from the… …
46scleroderma — /sklɛroʊˈdɜmə/ (say skleroh dermuh) noun a disease of the connective tissue in which all the layers of the skin become hardened and rigid. Also, sclerodermia /sklɛroʊˈdɜmiə/ (say skleroh dermeeuh). {New Latin. See sclero , derm} …
47calcify — v.tr. & intr. ( ies, ied) 1 harden or become hardened by deposition of calcium salts; petrify. 2 convert or be converted to calcium carbonate. Derivatives: calcific adj. calcification n …
48indurated — Hardened, usually used with reference to soft tissues becoming extremely firm but not as hard as bone. [L. in duro, pp. duratus, to harden, fr. durus, hard] * * * in·du·rat·ed in d(y)ə .rāt əd adj having become firm or hard esp. by increase of… …
49international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …
50hand tool — any tool or implement designed for manual operation. * * * Introduction any of the implements used by craftsmen in manual operations, such as chopping, chiseling, sawing, filing, or forging. Complementary tools, often needed as auxiliaries to… …
