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
Hartley's men learned to outwit some mechanisms by injecting a quick-setting plastic.
From Time Magazine Archive
Then Dr. Selverstone sprays on a second coat, using a new, quick-setting epoxy resin.
From Time Magazine Archive
The hardest material is frequently obtained from the quick-setting plasters, but for certain purposes this rapidity in setting is of great practical inconvenience.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 794, March 21, 1891 by Various
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