Caseharden
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Caseharden is a verb meaning To harden the surface of iron or steel by infusing carbon into the surface layer.
Meaning
To harden the surface of iron or steel by infusing carbon into the surface layer.
More Meanings
- (by extension) To make insensitive to hardship.
Word Forms
- casehardens
- casehardening
- casehardened
- case harden
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include steel, indurate, anneal, encrust, forge, armor.
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