self-hardening
[ self-hahr-dn-ing, self- ]
adjective
noting or pertaining to any of various steels that harden after heating without quenching or other treatment.
Origin of self-hardening
1First recorded in 1900–05
Other words from self-hardening
- self-hardened, adjective
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