ETCHING

verb

13 Scrabble

15 WWF

E 1

T 1

C 3

H 4

I 1

N 1

G 2

Definition

To cut into a surface with an acid or other corrosive substance in order to make a pattern. Best known as a technique for creating printing plates, but also used for decoration on metal, and, in modern industry, to make circuit boards.

"The memory of 9/11 is etched into my mind."

Words within ETCHING

Shorter words you can make from these letters:

ETHNIC

CHENG

CHING

CHIEN

CHINE

CHINT

ETHIC

NICHE

NITCH

TENCH

EIGHT

GHENT

HINGE

NEIGH

NIGHT

THEGN

THING

GENIC

GETIC

THINE

CETIN

TINGE

CHEN

CHET

CHIN

CHIT

ETCH

INCH

ITCH

TCHE

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