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OCCLUDED

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

(of a substance) taken into and retained in another substance

Example:

large volumes of occluded hydrogen in palladium

Synonyms:

occluded; sorbed

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

combined (made or joined or united into one)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Closed off

Example:

an occluded artery

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

obstructed (shut off to passage or view or hindered from action)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Past simple / past participle of the verb occlude

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