Example sentences from the Web for quenching

Here, as he was quenching his thirst, a ball whistled by and broke the bark from the beech that shaded the spring.
Stories of Old Kentucky|Martha Grassham Purcell
Finally, the iron, now covered with a thin layer of steel, is hardened by quenching it in water.
The Art of Travel|Francis Galton
A herd of a dozen antelopes were quenching their thirst in the bed of a torrent where some pools of water had lodged.
Five Weeks in a Balloon|Jules Verne
Perhaps Judith saw her way to quenching any suspicions anent herself and Challis by parading her unreluctance to talk about him.
It Never Can Happen Again|William De Morgan

Hardening is performed the more efficiently the more rapidly the quenching is done.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2|Various

quenching

[ kwĕn′chĭng ]

n.

The process of extinguishing, removing, or diminishing a physical property such as heat or light.

The shifting of the energy spectrum from a true to a lower energy that occurs in liquid scintillation counting of beta emissions; caused by interfering materials in the counting solution, including foreign chemicals.

Words nearby quenching

Quelpart, quelque-chose, Quemoy, quena, quench, quenching, quenchless, Queneau, quenelle, Quentin, quercetin

单词	quenching
释义	Example sentences from the Web for quenching Here, as he was quenching his thirst, a ball whistled by and broke the bark from the beech that shaded the spring. Stories of Old Kentucky\|Martha Grassham Purcell Finally, the iron, now covered with a thin layer of steel, is hardened by quenching it in water. The Art of Travel\|Francis Galton A herd of a dozen antelopes were quenching their thirst in the bed of a torrent where some pools of water had lodged. Five Weeks in a Balloon\|Jules Verne Perhaps Judith saw her way to quenching any suspicions anent herself and Challis by parading her unreluctance to talk about him. It Never Can Happen Again\|William De Morgan Hardening is performed the more efficiently the more rapidly the quenching is done. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2\|Various Words related to quenching snuff out, dampen, suppress, quell, quash, douse, satiate, appease, assuage, slake, sate, alleviate, allay, demolish, moisten, end, annihilate, wreck, shatter, ruin quenching [ kwĕn′chĭng ] n. The process of extinguishing, removing, or diminishing a physical property such as heat or light. The shifting of the energy spectrum from a true to a lower energy that occurs in liquid scintillation counting of beta emissions; caused by interfering materials in the counting solution, including foreign chemicals. Words nearby quenching Quelpart, quelque-chose, Quemoy, quena, quench, quenching, quenchless, Queneau, quenelle, Quentin, quercetin The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Example sentences from the Web for quenching

Words related to quenching

quenching

n.

Words nearby quenching