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What does engulfment mean?

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Noun
  1. The act of engulfing
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These animals possess effective defense systems against microbes and parasites which involve engulfment of bacteria into specific cells.
Children who did well understood that they were not responsible for their parents and were able to avoid engulfment in their illness.
It was like their abandoning him upon the sandspit, to the threatening engulfment of the tide.
The first effect is instantaneous, then the engulfment becomes more gradual.
If plates are covered, the covering shall be total and remain effective after 15 minutes' engulfment in fire.
This new view could have medical importance if physicians learn how to prevent the rapid engulfment of seemingly dying cells.

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