close; shut; block; absorb (Chemistry)
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Occlude Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(v. t.)
To take in and retain; to absorb; -- said especially with respect to gases; as iron, platinum, and palladium occlude large volumes of hydrogen.
To take in and retain; to absorb; -- said especially with respect to gases; as iron, platinum, and palladium occlude large volumes of hydrogen.
(v. t.)
To shut up; to close.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutTo shut up; to close.
occlude
\oc*clude"\ (?), v. t. [l. occludere, occlusum; ob (see ob-) + claudere to shut.]
1. to shut up; to close. t. browne.
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.
occlude
v : block passage through; "obstruct the path" [syn: obstruct, obturate, impede, jam, block, close up]
[ant: free]
To absorb, as a gas by a metal.
Verb
1. block passage through; "obstruct the path"
(synonym) obstruct, obturate, impede, jam, block, close up
(hypernym) impede, hinder
(hyponym) blockade, block off
(derivation) blockage, closure, occlusion
