boil-off

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[boil-awf, -of]

–noun

1.	Rocketry. any vapor loss from the oxidizer or fuel in a rocket during countdown.

Also called boil⋅ing-off [boi-ling-awf, -of]

. Textiles.

a.	the process of degumming silk.

b.	the process of removing sizing, wax, impurities, etc., from fabric by scouring.

Origin:
1955–60; n. use of v. phrase boil off

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