self-hardening
[ self-hahr-dn-ing, self- ]
/ ˌsɛlfˈhɑr dn ɪŋ, ˈsɛlf- /
adjective
noting or pertaining to any of various steels that harden after heating without quenching or other treatment.
Origin of self-hardening
First recorded in 1900–05
OTHER WORDS FROM self-hardening
self-hard·ened, adjectiveWords nearby self-hardening
self-generating,
self-generation,
self-governed,
self-government,
self-gratification,
self-hardening,
self-harm,
self-hatred,
self-healing,
self-help,
self-hypnosis
Example sentences from the Web for self-hardening
This alloy, because hardened simply in air, was called “air-hardening” or “self-hardening.”
Inventors at Work |George Iles