quick-setting
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of quick-setting
First recorded in 1515–25
Example Sentences
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His accountant, Sid Gerwin, introduced him to Samuel Muchnick, a chemist, who developed a process to mass-produce synthetic drumheads by using a quick-setting liquid resin that bonded the plastic film to an aluminum hoop.
From New York Times • Apr. 30, 2016
The spheres confined the viscous, quick-setting silicone, preventing it from entering the main bloodstream, where it could cause obstructions.
From Time Magazine Archive
Then Dr. Selverstone sprays on a second coat, using a new, quick-setting epoxy resin.
From Time Magazine Archive
It takes him about an hour to make an impression of the baby's mouth and craft the appliance in quick-setting acrylic.
From Time Magazine Archive
When mixed the concrete is carried at once to the position required, and if the matrix is quick-setting Portland cement this operation must not be delayed.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere" by Various
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