sclerotization

[ skleer-uh-tuh-zey-shuh n, skler- ]

/ ˌsklɪər ə təˈzeɪ ʃən, ˌsklɛr- /

noun

the state of being sclerotized.

Nearby words

sclerotic body, sclerotic dentin, sclerotin, sclerotitis, sclerotium, sclerotization, sclerotize, sclerotized, sclerotome, sclerotomy, sclerotylosis

Origin of sclerotization

First recorded in 1955–60; sclerotiz(ed) + -ation

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