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Definition of Curing
1. Noun. The process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization. "He tested the set of the glue"
Exact synonyms: Hardening, Set, Solidification, Solidifying
Specialized synonyms: Congealment, Congelation
Generic synonyms: Action, Activity, Natural Action, Natural Process
Group relationships: Plastination
Derivative terms: Cure, Harden, Set, Solidify, Solidify, Solidify, Solidify
Specialized synonyms: Congealment, Congelation
Generic synonyms: Action, Activity, Natural Action, Natural Process
Group relationships: Plastination
Derivative terms: Cure, Harden, Set, Solidify, Solidify, Solidify, Solidify
Definition of Curing
1. cure [v] - See also: cure
Medical Definition of Curing
1. 1.Removing all traces of a disease from the body so that the body is perfectly healthy again. 2. A process of improving the flavour, colour, tenderness, and shelf life of a meat, such as by using smoke, spices, and chemicals. 3. Making a finished product out of a raw material by using heat or chemicals, such as tanned leather or vulcanised rubber. 4. Causing the loss of a plasmid from a bacterial culture or the loss of a dormant virus which has inserted itself into the bacterial genome (a lysogenised virus). (09 Oct 1997)
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