What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Quenching vs Quenchant - What's the difference?

quenching | quenchant |

As nouns the difference between quenching and quenchant

is that quenching is the extinction of any of several physical properties while quenchant is the liquid used in the quenching process of metallurgy, or used to obtain rapid cooling in cryoscopy.

As a verb quenching

is present participle of lang=en.

quenching

English

(wikipedia quenching)

Noun

  • (physics) The extinction of any of several physical properties.
  • The rapid cooling of a hot metal object, by placing it in a liquid, in order to harden it.

    • Derived terms

    * quenching frequency * quenching oil * quenching stress

    Verb

    (head)

    • quenchant

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The liquid used in the quenching process of metallurgy, or used to obtain rapid cooling in cryoscopy