curing

Definitions

The process of preserving food by salting, drying, smoking, or pickling.

The chemical process of hardening or setting a substance, such as concrete or resin, through drying or heat.

The act of restoring health or eliminating a disease or condition.

Examples

The chef is curing the salmon with a mixture of salt, sugar, and fresh dill.

Scientists are making significant progress in curing various types of viral infections.

Synonyms

healing remedying treating restoring preserving pickling seasoning

Antonyms

harming worsening infecting damaging corrupting spoiling decaying