quick-setting

American  

[kwik-set-ing] / ˈkwɪkˈsɛt ɪŋ /

adjective

1. setting quickly, as a cement, paint, or gelatin.

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Etymology

Origin of quick-setting

First recorded in 1515–25

Example Sentences

His accountant, Sid Gerwin, introduced him to Samuel Muchnick, a chemist, who developed a process to mass-produce synthetic drumheads by using a quick-setting liquid resin that bonded the plastic film to an aluminum hoop.

From New York Times • Apr. 30, 2016

The spheres confined the viscous, quick-setting silicone, preventing it from entering the main bloodstream, where it could cause obstructions.

From Time Magazine Archive

Hartley's men learned to outwit some mechanisms by injecting a quick-setting plastic.

From Time Magazine Archive

Then Dr. Selverstone sprays on a second coat, using a new, quick-setting epoxy resin.

From Time Magazine Archive

Every night, every shift, the swelling ground moved in, breaking stulls and square-sets like tooth-picks; and now with solid steel and quick-setting concrete they were fighting for the life of the mine.

From Silver and Gold A Story of Luck and Love in a Western Mining Camp by Coolidge, Dane