solidification

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

From French solidification, or from solid + -ification.

We must stop this solidification. — Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea, Jules Verne
We must counteract this solidification. — Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas: An Underwater Tour of the World, Jules Verne
Eagerly the men looked, as the solidifications spread slowly, like crystals growing in an evaporating solution. — The Ultimate Weapon, John W., Jr. (John Wood) Campbell

hardening, solidifying, set, curing

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