quenchless

 [kwench-lis]  

quench·less

   [kwench-lis]
adjective
not capable of being quenched; unquenchable.
Origin:
1550–60; quench + -less

Related forms
quench·less·ly, adverb
quench·less·ness, noun
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Quenchless is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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quench (kwɛntʃ)
 
—vb
1.  to satisfy (one's thirst, desires, etc); slake
2.  to put out (a fire, flame, etc); extinguish
3.  to put down or quell; suppress: to quench a rebellion
4.  to cool (hot metal) by plunging it into cold water
5.  physics to reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance
6.  electronics
 a.  to suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit
 b.  to suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or device
 
[Old English ācwencan to extinguish; related to Old Frisian quinka to vanish]
 
'quenchable
 
—adj
 
'quencher
 
—n
 
'quenchless
 
—adj

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