Definition of boil

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Boil (v.) To pass from a liquid to an aeriform state or vapor when heated; as, the water boils away..

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Fire :: Fire (v. t.) To feed or serve the fire of; as, to fire a boiler..
Boil :: Boil (v.) To be agitated like boiling water, by any other cause than heat; to bubble; to effervesce; as, the boiling waves..
Temperature :: Temperature (n.) Condition with respect to heat or cold, especially as indicated by the sensation produced, or by the thermometer or pyrometer; degree of heat or cold; as, the temperature of the air; high temperature; low temperature; temperature of freezing or of boiling..
Fur :: Fur (n.) The deposit formed on the interior of boilers and other vessels by hard water.
Economizer :: Economizer (n.) Specifically: (Steam Boilers) An arrangement of pipes for heating feed water by waste heat in the gases passing to the chimney.
Samshu :: Samshu (n.) A spirituous liquor distilled by the Chinese from the yeasty liquor in which boiled rice has fermented under pressure.
Exestuation :: Exestuation (n.) A boiling up; effervescence.
Decoction :: Decoction (n.) The act or process of boiling anything in a watery fluid to extract its virtues.
Furuncle :: Furuncle (n.) A superficial, inflammatory tumor, suppurating with a central core; a boil..
Candy :: Candy (v. t.) To conserve or boil in sugar; as, to candy fruits; to candy ginger..
Copper :: Copper (n.) the boilers in the galley for cooking; as, a ship's coppers..
Gutta-percha :: Gutta-percha (n.) A concrete juice produced by various trees found in the Malayan archipelago, especially by the Isonandra, / Dichopsis, Gutta. It becomes soft, and unpressible at the tamperature of boiling water, and, on cooling, retains its new shape. It dissolves in oils and ethers, but not in water. In many of its properties it resembles caoutchouc, and it is extensively used for many economical purposes. The Mimusops globosa of Guiana also yields this material..
Aleberry :: Aleberry (n.) A beverage, formerly made by boiling ale with spice, sugar, and sops of bread..
Debulliate :: Debulliate (v. i.) To boil over.
Arabinose :: Arabinose (n.) A sugar of the composition C5H10O5, obtained from cherry gum by boiling it with dilute sulphuric acid..
Boil :: Boil (v. t.) To heat to the boiling point, or so as to cause ebullition; as, to boil water..
Brew :: Brew (v. t.) To boil or seethe; to cook.
Sectional :: Sectional (a.) Consisting of sections, or capable of being divided into sections; as, a sectional steam boiler..
Emit :: Emit (v. t.) To send forth; to throw or give out; to cause to issue; to give vent to; to eject; to discharge; as, fire emits heat and smoke; boiling water emits steam; the sun emits light..
Hypsometer :: Hypsometer (n.) An instrument for measuring heights by observation of barometric pressure; esp., one for determining heights by ascertaining the boiling point of water. It consists of a vessel for water, with a lamp for heating it, and an inclosed thermometer for showing the temperature of ebullition..
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