die Verharzung
Translation
resinification, gumming, clogging with resin
Examples
Die Verharzung des Motors verursachte einen Schaden.
The resinification of the engine caused damage.
Altes Öl kann zur Verharzung führen.
Old oil can lead to gumming.
Grammar Patterns
the resinification of ((sth.gen)) The resinification of the oil is a problem.
Similar Words
Verklebung (gumming up), Verklumpung (clumping)
Etymology
From prefix `ver-` (indicating a process) + `Harz` (resin) + suffix `-ung` (nominalisation). It literally means 'the process of becoming resin'.
Memory Tips
Imagine tree sap, `Harz`, getting old and sticky, causing a machine to gum up. That process is 'Verharzung'.