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thermosetting

thermosetting adjective: becoming permanently (irreversibly) hard or solidifying when heated.

Adjective

thermosetting (not comparable)

  1. Becoming permanently (irreversibly) hard or solidifying when heated.

Origin of thermosetting

From thermo- + setting.

Questions about thermosetting

What does thermosetting mean?
Thermosetting means becoming permanently (irreversibly) hard or solidifying when heated.
What part of speech is thermosetting?
Thermosetting is an adjective.

Words near thermosetting in the dictionary

  1. thermosensory
  2. thermoses
  3. thermoset
  4. thermosets
  5. thermosettable
  6. thermosetting
  7. thermosful
  8. thermosfuls
  9. thermoshaker
  10. thermoshakers
  11. thermosiphon

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