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Boilable
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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| boil1 (bɔɪl) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | Compare evaporate to change or cause to change from a liquid to a vapour so rapidly that bubbles of vapour are formed copiously in the liquid |
| 2. | to reach or cause to reach boiling point |
| 3. | to cook or be cooked by the process of boiling |
| 4. | (intr) to bubble and be agitated like something boiling; seethe: the ocean was boiling |
| 5. | (intr) to be extremely angry or indignant (esp in the phrase make one's blood boil): she was boiling at his dishonesty |
| 6. | (intr) to contain a boiling liquid: the pot is boiling |
| —n | |
| 7. | the state or action of boiling (esp in the phrases on the boil, off the boil) |
| [C13: from Old French boillir, from Latin bullīre to bubble, from bulla a bubble] | |
| 'boilable1 | |
| —adj | |
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