etching
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On the picture’s lower left lie three tools of the engraver’s trade: two burins, for making large designs, and an etching needle for smaller ones.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
Until now, most MXenes have been produced using chemical etching, a process that leaves a mix of surface atoms such as oxygen, fluorine, or chlorine scattered randomly across the material.
From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026
The venture would also presumably need equipment for etching and deposition, which are manufacturing and packaging processes.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026
A day later, crews could be seen etching the president's name on the building's façade.
From BBC • Dec. 27, 2025
The air was thick with the smell of etching acids, hot iron, and sweat.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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