"selfquenching" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: self-quenching [alternative]
Etymology: From self- + quenching. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|self|quenching}} self- + quenching Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} selfquenching (uncountable)
  1. (physics) The quenching of an excited atom (etc) by interaction with another of the same type of atom in the ground state Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Physics
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