induration

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Synonyms: inauration, enduration, induction, undulation, indication, duration, indagation, impuration, insulation, infuriation, incubation

Antonyms: inauration, enduration, induction, undulation, indication, duration, indagation, impuration, insulation, infuriation, incubation

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Noun

1. [[hardness|Hardness]].
2. An [[enduring]] [[presence]]; [[fixity]].
3. The [[process]] of becoming [[hard]].
4. {{lb|en|medical}} A [[hardening]] of an area of the [[body]] as a reaction to [[inflammation]], [[hyperemia]], or [[neoplastic]] [[infiltration]].
5. {{lb|en|medical|dermatology|by extension}} An [[area]] or [[part]] of the [[body]] that has [[undergo]]ne such a [[reaction]].
6. {{lb|en|geology}} The quality of [[nonfriability]]; the [[extent]] to which a [[rock]] does not [[crumble]]; [[rock]] [[strength]].
7. {{lb|en|geology}} The [[process]] of the [[strengthening]] of [[rock]]s by [[heat]]ing, [[compaction]] or [[cementation]], or a [[combination]] thereof.

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