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Definition of Quenching

1. Noun. The act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning. "The extinction of the lights"

Definition of Quenching

1. Noun. (physics) The extinction of any of several physical properties. ¹

2. Noun. The rapid cooling of a hot metal object, by placing it in a liquid, in order to harden it. ¹

3. Verb. (present participle of quench) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Quenching

1. quench [v] - See also: quench

Medical Definition of Quenching

1. 1. The process of extinguishing, removing, or diminishing a physical property such as heat or light; e.g., the cooling of a hot metal rapidly by plunging it into water or oil. 2. In beta liquid scintillation counting, the shifting of the energy spectrum from a true to a lower energy; it is caused by a variety of interfering materials in the counting solution, including foreign chemicals and colouring agents. 3. The process of stopping a chemical or enzymatic reaction. Origin: M. E. Quenchen, fr. O.E. Acwencan Fluorescence quenching, a technique used in investigations dealing with binding of antigens (haptens) by purified antibodies, applicable in cases in which the bound antigen (hapten) absorbs (quenches) light emitted during fluorescence of protein (antibody) excited by ultraviolet light. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Quenching

Literary usage of Quenching

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Making, Shaping and Treating of Steel by James McIntyre Camp, Charles Blaine Francis (1920)
"Cooling or Quenching Media: Since the rate of cooling controls the hardening process, the selection of the proper quenching medium is a matter of much ..."

2. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1921)
"Effect of Temperature of Quenching Bath Table 6 shows the effect of temperature of ... There is no marked effect of the temperature of the quenching bath ..."

3. The Making, Shaping and Treating of Steel by James McIntyre Camp, Charles Blaine Francis (1920)
"Cooling or Quenching Media: Since the rate of cooling controls the hardening process, the selection of the proper quenching medium is a matter of much ..."

4. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1879)
"Quenching rate constants for DBO were determined from experimentally ... In contrast the addition of 1540 torr of N4 had no effect in quenching the emission ..."

5. Wireless Telegraphy by Jonathan Adolf Wilhelm Zenneck (1915)
"Particularly good quenching action is obtained with silver and copper, aluminium is less satisfactory and zinc, tin and magnesium do not give good ..."

6. Wireless Telegraphy by Jonathan Adolf Wilhelm Zenneck (1915)
"Particularly good quenching action is obtained with silver and copper, aluminium is less satisfactory and zinc, tin and magnesium do not give good quenching ..."

7. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1920)
"... and yet it is known that substances that may be in solution in the water that is used for quenching often have an important influence upon the product. ..."

8. American Machinists' Handbook and Dictionary of Shop Terms: A Reference Book by Fred Herbert Colvin, Frank Arthur Stanley (1914)
"Selecting the Proper Temperature for Quenching A hardening process that will produce a steel that is as homogeneous as possible is always sought for in ..."

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