quenchless

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That cannot be quenched; unquenchable
{a} that cannot be extinguished
impossible to quench; "unquenchable thirst
impossible to quench; "unquenchable thirst"
Incapable of being quenched; inextinguishable; as, quenchless fire or fury
{s} insatiable, cannot be satisfied (need, such as thirst); cannot be repressed (urge, desire, etc.); cannot be extinguished, cannot be put out
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The abnormal termination of operation of a superconducting magnet, occurring when part of the superconducting coil enters the normal (resistive) state
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{v} to extinguish, cool, allay, destroy
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{f} satisfy a need (esp. thirst); extinguish, put out; cool by immersing in a cold liquid; repress a desire (or urge, etc.); put an end to, destroy; relieve
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The cooling of a die casting from its ejection temperature to room temperature
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reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance
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To quickly place a heated object in cold water This is usually done to either stop the cooking process or to separate the skin of an object from the meat This process is sometimes referred to as "shocking "
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Rapid cooling in water to retain compounds in a supersaturated solid solution after the solution heat treatment (usually considered part of the solution heat-treatment process)
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satisfy (thirst); "The cold water quenched his thirst"
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If someone who is thirsty quenches their thirst, they lose their thirst by having a drink. He stopped to quench his thirst at a stream
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electronics: suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit, or suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or device
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suppress or crush completely; "squelch any sign of dissent"; "quench a rebellion"
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rapid cooling of a material from a high temperature quickly, so that the material cannot assume its normal low temperature state
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To extinguish or put out (as a fire or light.)
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cool by plunging into cold water; "quench metal"
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To cool suddenly, as heated steel, in tempering
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put out, as of fires, flames, or lights; "Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained"; "quench the flames"; "snuff out the candles"
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To cool rapidly by dipping into a bath of coolant, as a blacksmith quenching hot iron
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the change of state from superconducting to nonsuperconducting ('normal')
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(1) To slake one's thirst (2) To cool (hot metal) by thrusting into water or other liquid
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cool by plunging into cold water; "quench metal" reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance satisfy (thirst); "The cold water quenched his thirst" electronics: suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit, or suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or device
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[1] to damp or suppress a spark
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The rapid cooling of the EDMed surface by the dielectric fluid Partially responsible for metallurgical changes in the recast layer and the heat-affected zone
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Rapid cooling of molten solder to below its melting point
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a method of cooling a substance suddenly, usually in water, oil, or air
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To satisfy, especially an actual or figurative thirst
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reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance satisfy (thirst); "The cold water quenched his thirst"
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absorption of light in an assay mixture by either reactants or impurities
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To become extinguished; to go out; to become calm or cool
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quenching - loss of superconductivity of the current carrying coil that may occur unexpectedly in a superconducting magnet As the magnet becomes resistive, heat will be released that can result in rapid evaporation of liquid helium in the cryostat
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To extinguish; to overwhelm; to make an end of; said of flame and fire, of things burning, and figuratively of sensations and emotions; as, to quench flame; to quench a candle; to quench thirst, love, hate, etc
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to grow cool
quenchless

    Hyphenation

    quench·less

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    Etymology

    [ 'kwench ] (verb.) 12th century. Middle English, from Old English -cwencan; akin to Old English -cwincan to vanish, Old Frisian quinka.
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