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caking

UK
/ˈkeɪkɪŋ/
US
/ˈkeɪkɪŋ/

Translations

cakingnoun
agglomérationFormation ou état d’une masse compacte.
The caking of the soil made it difficult for the plants to grow.
L’agglomération du sol a rendu difficile la croissance des plantes.
Additional translations
encroûtementSurtout pour une couche dure ou une croûte formée à la surface.
Synonyms
clumping
lumping
aggregation
consolidation
cakinggerund / present participle
UK
/ˈkeɪkɪŋ/
US
/ˈkeɪkɪŋ/
Used attributively to describe substances that tend to cake or form lumps
agglomérantSe dit d’une matière qui a tendance à former des mottes ou une masse compacte.
The caking sugar had to be sifted before use.
Le sucre agglomérant devait être tamisé avant usage.
cakeverb

caking

Gerund

caked
Past Simple
caked
Past Participle
caking
Gerund
UK
/keɪk/
US
/keɪk/
incrusterSouvent pronominal au sens intransitif.
The mud caked his boots after the long hike through the swamp.
La boue a incrusté ses bottes après la longue randonnée dans le marais.
Synonyms
frost
ice
glaze
cover
coat

Definitions

cakingnoun
The process or result of a substance forming into a compact mass or crust.
The caking of the soil made it difficult for the plants to grow.
cakinggerund / present participle
Tending to form a compact mass or lumps; liable to cake.
Manufacturers add anti-caking agents to prevent the salt from becoming caking.
cakeverb
To cover or coat with a thick or sticky substance that hardens when dry.
The mud caked his boots after the long hike through the swamp.
To become encrusted or hardened into a solid mass.
The blood caked on the bandage after the injury.
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