quenchless
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lɪs adjective
not capable of being quenched; unquenchable.
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quench (kwɛntʃ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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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Quenchless
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Example sentences
From end to end it gives proof of an abounding life, a quenchless energy.
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