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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
self-healing en · ADJ
Etymology
From self- + healing.
Meanings
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(not-comparable, qualifier:materials science) Capable of repairing itself.
Indigenous bacteria, which naturally exist in specific environments, are being increasingly utilized in self-healing cement to promote calcite precipitation, a process that fills cracks and restores the material’s structural integrity [4,5].
2024 October 10, Tiana Milović et al., “Enhancing Compressive Strength of Cement by Indigenous Individual and Co-Culture Bacillus Bacteria”, in Materials, volume 17, number 20, →DOI, archived from the original on 24 Feb 2025:
self-healing en · NOUN
Etymology
From self- + healing.
Meanings
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(qualifier:materials science, uncountable) A process that allows a material to repair itself.
This study also explores the role of environmental conditions, such as wet and wet–dry cycles, in optimizing the self-healing process, revealing that cyclic exposure conditions further improve the efficiency of strength recovery.
2024 October 10, Tiana Milović et al., “Enhancing Compressive Strength of Cement by Indigenous Individual and Co-Culture Bacillus Bacteria”, in Materials, volume 17, number 20, →DOI, archived from the original on 24 Feb 2025:
self-healing en · VERB
Etymology
From self- + healing.
Meanings
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(form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of self-heal