overcuredadj.
/ˌəʊvəˈkjʊəd/, /ˌəʊvəˈkjɔːd/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈkjʊ(ə)rd/ Cured for longer than the optimal or usual period.
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society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > synthetic resins and plastics > [adjective] > specific state or consistency
undercured1912
preformed1918
precondensed1928
plasticated1934
heatronic1943
post-formed1945
overcured1952
slush-moulded1954
pultruded1968
1952 J. Delmonte Plastics Molding ix. 265 An overcured plastics part is even more difficult to recognize than an undercured piece, primarily because most plastics are not critical in their time of cure.
1981 Science 20 Mar. 1325 The curing time cannot be calculated precisely. This can result in undercured or overcured products.
1999 Boston Herald (Nexis) 16 Apr. s12 The salmon was overcured and glassy-looking, topped with creme fraiche, refrigerated to the consistency of butter.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1952- to avail nothing
- to avail of
- to avail oneself of
- to avoid like the plague
- to avouch a thing upon
- to avouch a thing upon a person
- to avow on or upon
- to avow oneself on or upon
- to awake to
- to away with
- to back a horse
- to back a sail
- to back a yard
- to back and fill
- to back down
- to back oars
- to back off
- to back out
- to back the field
- to back the find
- to back the oars
- to back the squares
- to back up
- to back water
- to badinage away