resolidifying
Becoming solid again
Resolidifying is the process of becoming solid again after having melted or liquefied.
Metals resolidify as they cool after casting.
Chocolate resolidifies when refrigerated.
The word applies to any material returning to a solid state: The lava was resolidifying as it flowed down the mountainside.
Forming ordered solid structure
- hardeningBecoming less soft
- freezingExtremely cold
- congealingThickening into solid
- thickeningIncreasing in density
coagulation · setting · jelling · gelation · firming · clotting · cooling · fusing
Openwork of crossed strips
- microstructureSubmillimeter material composition
- recrystallizationPurification through dissolving and reforming
- diffusionPassive molecular spreading
- bondingForming close connections
enthalpy · kinetics · thermodynamics · cooling rate · dislocation · nucleation · sublimation · crystallography
Restoring to former state
- reformingMaking institutional changes
- restoringReturning to original condition
- reestablishingFounding anew after interruption
- rebuildingConstructing anew after destruction
reconsolidating · regrouping · reunifying · reaffirming · recommitting · strengthening · cementing · anchoring
Adding support or encouragement
- stabilizationProcess of becoming steady
- consolidationCombining into unified whole
- strengtheningIncreasing power or solidity
- firmingBecoming less soft
anchoring · fortification · buttressing · underpinning · stiffening · cementing · support · foundation
crystallization
Forming ordered solid structure
- hardeningBecoming less soft
- freezingExtremely cold
- congealingThickening into solid
thickening · coagulation · setting · jelling · gelation · firming · clotting · cooling · fusing · curing
lattice
Openwork of crossed strips
- microstructureSubmillimeter material composition
- recrystallizationPurification through dissolving and reforming
- diffusionPassive molecular spreading
bonding · enthalpy · kinetics · thermodynamics · cooling rate · dislocation · nucleation · sublimation · crystallography · polymorphism
reconstituting
Restoring to former state
- reformingMaking institutional changes
- restoringReturning to original condition
- reestablishingFounding anew after interruption
rebuilding · reconsolidating · regrouping · reunifying · reaffirming · recommitting · strengthening · cementing · anchoring · grounding
reinforcement
Adding support or encouragement
- stabilizationProcess of becoming steady
- consolidationCombining into unified whole
- strengtheningIncreasing power or solidity
firming · anchoring · fortification · buttressing · underpinning · stiffening · cementing · support · foundation · shoring
resolidifyingmelting
Solid-to-liquid transition
liquefying · remelting · thawing · dissolving · fluidizing
solid, solidify, solidity, solidly, solidified, solidifying, solidifies, solidness, solidification