quenching

Etymology 1
From, equivalent to.

Noun

 * 1)  The extinction of any of several physical properties.
 * 2)  The rapid cooling of a hot metal object, by placing it in a liquid, in order to harden it.
 * 3)  A process in which a galaxy loses cold gas, thus strongly suppressing star formation.
 * 4)  The dissipation of energy from light in excess of what can be used for photosynthesis.
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 * When a leaf is in full sunshine, it absorbs more light energy than its photosynthetic machinery can handle. This damages cells unless they turn on a mechanism known as quenching to dissipate the excess energy.
 * When a leaf is shaded, however, quenching has to be turned off to avoid dissipating energy that could be used.

Translations

 * Dutch: formed by nominalization of the verb:, ,
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 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Polish: hartowanie
 * Spanish:

Etymology 2
From, , , , equivalent to.