curing

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization
verb provide a cure for, make healthy again
verb prepare by drying, salting, or chemical processing in order to preserve

From cure + -ing.

"Fetch me then three kinds of water, the Life-giving, the Curing, and the Strengthening." — Fairy Tales of the Slav Peasants and Herdsmen, Alexander Chodzko
The flavor is due partly to soil and climate, and partly to skill in curing. — Commercial Geography: A Book for High Schools, Commercial Courses, and Business Colleges, Jacques W. (Jacques Wardlaw) Redway
Let me give you a piece of this ham, your own curing, I dare say." — A Budget of Christmas Tales by Charles Dickens and Others, Unknown

hardening, solidifying, solidification, set

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