The present participle of acierate; the ongoing process of converting iron into steel or hardening something.
Gerund or present participle form of 'acierate,' describing the action in progress. Allows discussion of the continuous process of steel-making or metaphorical hardening.
Modern acierating happens at temperatures above 1500°C—hot enough to make iron glow white-hot and malleable enough to shape into everything from bridges to surgical instruments!
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