[], (Noun)

Definitions:
- The curing of a synthetic resin in advance of another process (especially curing at a higher temperature), sometimes as an unwanted effect.


Phrases:

Origin:
1930s. From pre- + cure. Compare precuring, precure

[], (Verb)

Definitions:
- Of a synthetic resin: to undergo premature curing, so as to impede subsequent mechanical processing.

- To cure (a synthetic resin) prior to another process, especially curing at a higher temperature.


Phrases:

Origin:
1930s; earliest use found in Industrial and Engineering Chemistry. From pre- + cure