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case hardening

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.99 in modern English

Syllables
case hard-en-ing
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of case harden

noun

The process of imparting greater hardness to the surface of a piece of metal.

Uncountable

noun

A condition of dried meat in which the exterior is so dry and hard that the interior moisture is sealed in.

Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

case-hardening (alternative)

Questions

What does case hardening mean?
present participle and gerund of case harden

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