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photohardening

photohardening is the present participle and gerund of photoharden.

Meaning of photoharden

Verb

photoharden (third-person singular simple present photohardens, present participle photohardening, simple past and past participle photohardened)

  1. (transitive) To harden by exposure to light.
    • Accordingly, the photosensitive material that can be photohardened to give a resist image to the etch is called a photoresist.1967, R. H. Marchessault, Christen Skaar, Surfaces and Coatings Related to Paper and Wood: A Symposium..., page 363

Questions about photohardening

What is photohardening the present participle and gerund of?
Photohardening is the present participle and gerund of photoharden.

Words near photohardening in the dictionary

  1. photoguides
  2. photohadronic
  3. photoharden
  4. photohardenable
  5. photohardened
  6. photohardening
  7. photohardens
  8. photoheated
  9. photoheating
  10. photoheliograph
  11. photoheliographic

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