Taylor-White process

proper noun

A process for toughening self-hardening steel by heating and cooling it to various temperatures in molten lead, oil, and air.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A process for toughening self-hardening steel by heating and cooling it to various temperatures in molten lead, oil, and air.

Origin

Invented around 1899 by Frederick W. Taylor and Maunsel B. White.

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Taylor-White process. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Taylor-White%20process

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“Taylor-White process.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Taylor-White%20process. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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