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martemper (iou) and conducive (oh)


martemper (iou)



martemper verb trans. M20.
[from MAR(TENSITE + TEMPER verb1.]
Metallurgy. Temper (steel) by quenching rapidly to a temperature just above that at which martensite begins to form, allowing the temperature to stabilize, and then cooling slowly, esp. so that the austenite/martensite transformation is isothermal. Chiefly as martempering verbal noun

conducive (oh)



be conducive to sth
formal if a situation is conducive to something such as work, rest etc, it provides conditions that make it easy for you to work etc
::an environment conducive to learning