self-hardening

[ self-hahr-dn-ing, self- ]

adjective
  1. noting or pertaining to any of various steels that harden after heating without quenching or other treatment.

Origin of self-hardening

1
First recorded in 1900–05

Other words from self-hardening

  • self-hardened, adjective

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