Free TranslationFree Translation
Synonyms, antonyms, pronunciation

  Home
English Dictionary      examples: 'day', 'get rid of', 'New York Bay'




Occlude   Listen
verb
Occlude  v. t.  
1.
To shut up; to close.
2.
(Chem.) To take in and retain; to absorb; said especially with respect to gases; as, iron, platinum, and palladium occlude large volumes of hydrogen.






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








Advanced search
     Find words:
Starting with
Ending with
Containing
Matching a pattern  

Synonyms
Antonyms
Quotes
Words linked to  

only single words



Share |





"Occlude" Quotes from Famous Books



... heal over temporarily, but usually open up again during the following winter. The presence of old splits is often indicated by a ridge of callous, the result of the cambium's effort to occlude the wound. Frost splits not only affect the value of lumber, but also afford an entrance into the living tree for disease ...
— The Mechanical Properties of Wood • Samuel J. Record



Words linked to "Occlude" :   free, occlusive, earth up, tie up, suffocate, back up, blockade, bar, hinder, clog up, impede, congest, block, block off, barricado, obstruct, dam up, obturate, choke off, barricade, stifle, jam, land up



Copyright © 2024 e-Free Translation.com