boil

Kaynamak, sıvıyı kabarcıklar oluşana kadar ısıtmak

To heat liquid until it reaches a temperature where bubbles form and rise to the surface.

• Boil the water before adding the pasta.
• The kettle is boiling on the stove.
• Let the soup boil for ten minutes.
• Laboratory protocols require technicians to boil glassware in distilled water to ensure complete sterilization before sensitive experiments.
• Geothermal vents can boil seawater at depths where pressure would normally prevent such phase transitions from occurring.
• Food safety guidelines recommend that consumers boil unpasteurized milk for at least two minutes to eliminate harmful pathogens.

Eş anlamlılar: simmer, seethe, bubble, heat

Zıt anlamlılar: freeze, cool, chill

Çıban, deride iltihaplı şişlik

A painful, pus-filled swelling on the skin caused by bacterial infection of a hair follicle.

• He had a painful boil on his neck.
• The doctor drained the boil and prescribed antibiotics.
• A boil can take several days to heal.

Eş anlamlılar: abscess, furuncle, pustule