drenching
- n the act of making something completely wet
he gave it a good drenching - v drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged
- v force to drink
- v permeate or impregnate
- v cover with liquid; pour liquid onto
drepanocytic anaemia
- n a congenital form of anemia occurring mostly in blacks; characterized by abnormal blood cells having a crescent shape