hardening

(härd'n iŋ)

noun

  1. a making or becoming hard
  2. a substance used to harden something

See hardening in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  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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