Meanings
nounselfquenching (uncountable)
alternative self-quenching
- uncountablenatural sciencesThe quenching of an excited atom (etc) by interaction with another of the same type of atom in the ground state
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APA
selfquenching. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/selfquenching
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“selfquenching.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/selfquenching. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “selfquenching,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/selfquenching.
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