spheroidize

transitive verb

spheroid·​ize

-ed/-ing/-s

: to subject (an iron-base alloy) to prolonged heating near the critical temperature and then to slow cooling so that the iron carbide assumes a globular form compare anneal, heat-treat

Word History

Etymology

spheroid + -ize

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