quenching
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quenching¹
- /ˈkwɛn.t͡ʃɪŋ/ Canada, UK, US
- /ˈkwen.t͡ʃɪŋ/ Australia
Rhymes with -ɛntʃɪŋ
Where it comes from
From Middle English quenchinge, equivalent to quench + -ing.
noun quenchings
- The extinction of any of several physical properties.
- The rapid cooling of a hot metal object, by placing it in a liquid, in order to harden it.
- A process in which a galaxy loses cold gas, thus strongly suppressing star formation.
- The dissipation of energy from light in excess of what can be used for photosynthesis. 2022 August 27, Michael Le Page, Genetic tweaking increases soy yield by upgrading photosynthesis, New Scientist, Issue 3401, page 16, When a leaf is in full sunshine, it absorbs more light energy than its photosynthetic machinery can handle. This damages cells unless they turn on a mechanism known
quenching²
- /ˈkwɛn.t͡ʃɪŋ/ Canada, UK, US
- /ˈkwen.t͡ʃɪŋ/ Australia
Rhymes with -ɛntʃɪŋ
Where it comes from
From Middle English quenching, quenchyng, quenchand, quenchende, equivalent to quench + -ing.
verb
- present participle and gerund of quench
Translations
Talk about this word "quenching." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/quenching. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. quenching. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/quenching "quenching." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/quenching.Cite this
@misc{quenching_2026,
title = {quenching},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/quenching},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
