quench
/kwɛnt͡ʃ/ noun C2- The act of quenching something; the fact of being quenched.
- The abnormal termination of operation of a superconducting magnet, occurring when part of the superconducting coil enters the normal (resistive) state.
- A rapid change of the parameters of a physical system.
Plural quenches
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AN ANT went to the bank of a river to quench its thirst, and being carried away by the rush of the stream, was on the point of drowning.
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