Term: hardening: the act of making something harder (firmer or tighter or more compact)
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: phacoemulsification: extracapsular surgery for cataracts in which ultrasonic sound breaks the cortex and nucleus of the lens into small fragments that are then vacuumed away through a small tube
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: arrowhead: the pointed head or striking tip of an arrow
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: spleen: a large dark-red oval organ on the left side of the body between the stomach and the diaphragm; produces cells involved in immune responses
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: flashiness: tasteless showiness
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: horsemanship: skill in handling and riding horses
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: nominating speech: an address (usually at a political convention) proposing the name of a candidate to run for election
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: mouse button: a push button on the mouse
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: hyalophora: American silkworm moth
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: sac fungus: any of various ascomycetous fungi in which the spores are formed in a sac or ascus
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: nepal trumpet flower: evergreen woody twiner with large glossy leaves and showy corymbs of fragrant white trumpet-shaped flowers