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solidification

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so·lid·i·fy  (s-ld-f)
v. so·lid·i·fied, so·lid·i·fy·ing, so·lid·i·fies
v.tr.
1. To make solid, compact, or hard.
2. To make strong or united.
v.intr.
To become solid or united.

so·lidi·fi·cation (-f-kshn) n.
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Noun1.solidification - the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization; "the hardening of concrete"; "he tested the set of the glue"
congealment, congelation - the process of congealing; solidification by (or as if by) freezing
natural action, natural process, action, activity - a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings); "the action of natural forces"; "volcanic activity"
plastination - a process involving fixation and dehydration and forced impregnation and hardening of biological tissues; water and lipids are replaced by curable polymers (silicone or epoxy or polyester) that are subsequently hardened; "the plastination of specimens is valuable for research and teaching"
Translations
solidification [səˌlɪdɪfɪˈkeɪʃən] Nsolidificación f
solidification
nFestwerden nt, → Verfestigung f; (of planet, lava etc)Erstarrung f; (of metal also)Erhärtung f; (of blood)Gerinnung f; (fig, of support) → Festigung f
solidification [səˌlɪdɪfɪˈkeɪʃn] nsolidificazione f


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In presence of this new and imminent danger, what would become of our chances of safety, and how hinder the solidification of this liquid medium, that would burst the partitions of the Nautilus like glass?
Then he pictured the solidification, the cooling, the wrinkling which formed the mountains, the steam which turned to water, the slow preparation of the stage upon which was to be played the inexplicable drama of life.
 
 
 
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