durcissement

Definitions of durcissement
  1. noun
    the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization
    synonyms: affermissement
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    type of:
    processus naturel, radioactivité
    a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
  2. noun
    abnormal hardening or thickening of tissue
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    types:
    cal, callosité
    an area of skin that is thick or hard from continual pressure or friction (as the sole of the foot)
    type of:
    symptôme
    (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease
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