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dequench

dequench verb: to reestablish a previously quenched fluorescence.

Verb

dequench (third-person singular simple present dequenches, present participle dequenching, simple past and past participle dequenched)

  1. To reestablish a previously quenched fluorescence

Forms of dequench

third-person singular presentdequenches
present participledequenching
past participledequenched
pastdequenched

Origin of dequench

From de- + quench.

Questions about dequench

What does dequench mean?
Dequench means to reestablish a previously quenched fluorescence.
What part of speech is dequench?
Dequench is a verb.
What is the past tense of dequench?
The past tense of dequench is dequenched.

Words near dequench in the dictionary

  1. dequeens
  2. dequeer
  3. dequeered
  4. dequeering
  5. dequeers
  6. dequench
  7. dequenched
  8. dequenches
  9. dequenching
  10. deques
  11. dequeue

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