SOLIDIFICATION

hardening, solidifying, solidification, set, curing

(noun) the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization; “the hardening of concrete”; “he tested the set of the glue”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

solidification (countable and uncountable, plural solidifications)

The action of solidifying.

Concentration or consolidation.

Source: Wiktionary


So*lid`i*fi*ca"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. solidification.]

Definition: Act of solidifying, or state of being solidified.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

4 April 2025

GUILLOTINE

(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”


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Coffee Trivia

The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.

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