indurate
verb (used with object)
to make hard; harden, as rock, tissue, etc..
indurative
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a word derived from
indurate.
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a word derived from
induration.
indurationnounthe act of indurating.
Example Sentences
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Liquid alumen is naturally astringent, indurative, and corrosive; used in combination with honey, it heals ulcerations....
From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Georgius Agricola
