Associations to the word «Quenching»
Noun
- Fluorescence
- Thirst
- Excitation
- Fret
- Hardness
- Vesicle
- Emission
- Uv
- Alloy
- Assay
- Melt
- Photon
- Enhancement
- Molecule
- Reagent
- Oxygen
- Intensity
- Solvent
- Selectivity
- Spectroscopy
- Impurity
- Resonance
- Magma
- Sulfur
- Dye
- Collision
- Ionization
- Hydrocarbon
- Stern
- Lifetime
- Absorption
- Relaxation
- Cracking
- Decay
- Viscosity
- Lipid
- Ethanol
- Ion
- Probe
- Furnace
- Temperature
- Equilibrium
- Yield
- Peptide
- Constant
- Steam
- Transfer
- Concentration
- Proximity
- Radical
- Iodine
- Vapor
- Mol
- Electron
- Metal
- Measurement
- Detection
- Polarization
- Sensitivity
- Diffusion
- Sensing
- Flame
- Sensor
- Electrode
- Mechanism
- Coefficient
- Reaction
- Ligand
- Binding
- Atom
- Steel
- Membrane
Adjective
Verb
Wiktionary
QUENCHING, noun. (physics) The extinction of any of several physical properties.
QUENCHING, noun. The rapid cooling of a hot metal object, by placing it in a liquid, in order to harden it.
QUENCHING, verb. Present participle of quench
Dictionary definition
QUENCHING, noun. The act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning; "the extinction of the lights".
Wise words
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