self-heal

noun

: a blue-flowered Eurasian mint (Prunella vulgaris) that is naturalized throughout North America and is held to have medicinal properties useful in herbal medicine

Examples of self-heal in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The second is that the gel self-heals after the nozzle passes through. Amy Francombe, WIRED, 2 Oct. 2024 Materials that can tolerate extreme radiation and self-heal would change the game. Ahmad Kirmani, Discover Magazine, 25 June 2024 The researchers say that one of the key advantages of a robot having living skin is its capacity to self-heal, rather than requiring repair every time it is scratched or damaged. Mark Hanrahan, ABC News, 25 Sep. 2024 The team determined that the transistors can self-heal in between flybys. Ashley Strickland, CNN, 10 Sep. 2024 Warmer temperatures allow the components to self-heal more efficiently. Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 9 Sep. 2024 How can a material that degrades when exposed to oxygen and moisture not only resist the harsh radiation of space but also self-heal in an environment that destroys conventional silicon semiconductors? Ahmad Kirmani, Discover Magazine, 25 June 2024 But in 21 years of observing orangutans at this park, scientists have never seen an individual self-heal a wound using Akar Kuning. Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 May 2024 Computer simulations suggest that aluminum and silver should also self-heal, but the researchers don't know whether alloys such as steel can perform this feat. Lucy Tu, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of self-heal was before the 12th century

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“Self-heal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-heal. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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