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What does engulfment mean?

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Noun
  1. The act of engulfing
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It was like their abandoning him upon the sandspit, to the threatening engulfment of the tide.
This new view could have medical importance if physicians learn how to prevent the rapid engulfment of seemingly dying cells.
This Chapter, which concerns portable tanks, contains some requirements with regard to engulfment in fire and the fitting of safety devices.
The plate shall not become detached from its mount in the event of a 15 minutes' engulfment in fire.
His responses to open-ended questions revealed an overall perception of engulfment by the condition.
These animals possess effective defense systems against microbes and parasites which involve engulfment of bacteria into specific cells.

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