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controlled
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adjective
restrained or managed or kept within certain bounds
controlled emotions
the controlled release of water from reservoirs
hardening
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noun
(= set)
the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization
the hardening of concrete
he tested the set of the glue
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noun
abnormal hardening or thickening of tissue
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noun
the act of making something harder (firmer or tighter or more compact)