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boil
has definitions from the fields of chemistry,medicine,food
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[ verb ] come to the boiling point and change from a liquid to vapor
Examples "Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius" Used in print (Harry Olesker, Impact....)It was in the kitchen , as she was watching the kettle , waiting for the water to boil , that he had grabbed for her . Related terms |
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[ verb ] bring to, or maintain at, the boiling point, as of water and other liquids
Examples "boil this liquid until it evaporates" Used in print (Irving Stone, The Agony and the Ecstasy....)Argiento never left his side , keeping the water boiled , applying hot compresses throughout the night . (Octavia Waldo, A Cup of the Sun....)`` You 're boiling milk , ai n't you '' ? soothing it with his hand , knowing the whiskered jowls and the swollen smoothness of teats that wrinkled expectantly to his touch . |
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[ noun ] (medicine) a painful sore with a hard pus-filled core
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[ noun ] (chemistry) the temperature at which a liquid boils at sea level
Synonyms Examples : "the brought to water to a boil" Related terms |
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