acierating

/əˈsɪəˌreɪtɪŋ/
adjective
  1. That turns something into steel or hardens it like steel.
    • The acierating furnace reached extremely high temperatures.
    • They studied the acierating process in their metallurgy class.
    • The blacksmith used an acierating technique to strengthen the metal.
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