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quench verb

  /kwɛnt͡ʃ/
  • (transitive, metallurgy) To cool rapidly by direct contact with liquid coolant, as a blacksmith quenching hot iron.
 abschrecken, abkühlen
  • (transitive) To satisfy, especially a literal or figurative thirst.
 löschen, stillen
  • (transitive) To extinguish or put out (as a fire or light).
 löschen, auslöschen, ablöschen, verlöschen
  • (transitive, chemistry) To terminate or greatly diminish (a chemical reaction) by destroying or deforming the remaining reagents.
 quenchen

quenching noun

  /ˈkwɛntʃ.ɪŋ/
  • (metallurgy) The rapid cooling of a hot metal object, by placing it in a liquid, in order to harden it.
 abhärten
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