Caking

//ˈkeɪkɪŋ// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A layer or deposit of caked material.

    "In order to avoid cakings the walls of the tubes are made out of rubber breadths which are stretched over corner steel in the breaks. These rubber breadths oscillate slightly."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of cake form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms
scale

Example

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"Additives can prevent salt from caking."

Related phrases

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