solidifying

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

solidifying
    n 1: the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying
         or crystallization; "the hardening of concrete"; "he tested
         the set of the glue" [syn: {hardening}, {solidifying},
         {solidification}, {set}, {curing}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Solidify \So*lid"i*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Solidified}; p. pr.
   & vb. n. {Solidifying}.] [Solid + -fy: cf. F. solidifier.]
   To make solid or compact.
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         Every machine is a solidified mechanical theorem. --H.
                                                  Spencer.
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