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immerse

(Engross), verb absorb, attend, be attentive, bury, engage, enthrall, fascinate, grip, hold, hold spelllound, interest, involve, monopolize, occupy, overwhelm, preoccupy, submerge, take up

immerse

(Plunge into), verb bathe, cover with water, deluge, dip, douse, drench, drown, duck, dunk, engulf, flood, insert, inundate, place under a liquid, plunge into a liquid, put under water, send to the bottom, sink, soak, souse, steep, submerge, submerse, swamp, thrust under

See also: concern, engage, inundate, involve, occupy, overcome, overwhelm

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The tensile strength of NBR and ENR-50 were found to increase over the immersion period, which was illustrated by the retention exceeding 100%, in ASTM No.

The retention of tensile strength for both rubbers decreased with immersion time stabilizing at approximately 82% and 68% for ENR-50 and NBR, respectively.