Hardening
Hardening noun - The act of making something harder (firmer or tighter or more compact).
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Synonyms for Hardening
Petrification and hardening are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Petrification" instead a noun "Hardening".
Petrification
Petrification noun - The process of turning some plant material into stone by infiltration with water carrying mineral particles without changing the original shape.
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Synonyms for Petrification
Hardening and petrification are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hardening" instead a noun "Petrification".
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Related pairs
- setting and hardening
- setting and petrification
- solidification and hardening
- solidification and petrification
- crystallization and hardening
- crystallization and petrification
- crystallisation and hardening
- crystallisation and petrification
- preservation and hardening
- preservation and petrification
- freezing and hardening
- freezing and petrification
- concretion and hardening
- concretion and petrification
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