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boil

Boil vs Boilery - What's the difference?

boil | boilery |


As nouns the difference between boil and boilery

is that boil is a localized accumulation of pus in the skin, resulting from infection while boilery is a place and apparatus for boiling, as for evaporating brine in the manufacture of salt.

As a verb boil

is to heat (a liquid) to the point where it begins to turn into a gas.

Boil vs Mulse - What's the difference?

boil | mulse |


As nouns the difference between boil and mulse

is that boil is a localized accumulation of pus in the skin, resulting from infection or boil can be the point at which fluid begins to change to a vapour while mulse is wine boiled and mixed with honey.

As a verb boil

is to heat (a liquid) to the point where it begins to turn into a gas.

Boil vs Fleetings - What's the difference?

boil | fleetings |


As nouns the difference between boil and fleetings

is that boil is a localized accumulation of pus in the skin, resulting from infection while fleetings is a mixture of buttermilk and boiling whey; curds.

As a verb boil

is to heat (a liquid) to the point where it begins to turn into a gas.

Boil vs Ebulliate - What's the difference?

boil | ebulliate |


In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between boil and ebulliate

is that boil is (obsolete) to steep or soak in warm water while ebulliate is (obsolete) to boil or bubble up.

As verbs the difference between boil and ebulliate

is that boil is to heat (a liquid) to the point where it begins to turn into a gas while ebulliate is (obsolete) to boil or bubble up.

As a noun boil

is a localized accumulation of pus in the skin, resulting from infection or boil can be the point at which fluid begins to change to a vapour.

Boil vs Gelatiniferous - What's the difference?

boil | gelatiniferous |


As a noun boil

is a localized accumulation of pus in the skin, resulting from infection or boil can be the point at which fluid begins to change to a vapour.

As a verb boil

is to heat (a liquid) to the point where it begins to turn into a gas.

As an adjective gelatiniferous is

yielding gelatine on boiling with water; capable of gelatination.

Boil vs Upboil - What's the difference?

boil | upboil |


As verbs the difference between boil and upboil

is that boil is to heat (a liquid) to the point where it begins to turn into a gas while upboil is to boil upward.

As a noun boil

is a localized accumulation of pus in the skin, resulting from infection.

Boil vs Parapectin - What's the difference?

boil | parapectin |


As nouns the difference between boil and parapectin

is that boil is a localized accumulation of pus in the skin, resulting from infection or boil can be the point at which fluid begins to change to a vapour while parapectin is (chemistry|archaic) a gelatinous substance made by boiling pectin.

As a verb boil

is to heat (a liquid) to the point where it begins to turn into a gas.

Boil vs Quirboilly - What's the difference?

boil | quirboilly |


As nouns the difference between boil and quirboilly

is that boil is a localized accumulation of pus in the skin, resulting from infection or boil can be the point at which fluid begins to change to a vapour while quirboilly is (obsolete|chaucer) leather softened by boiling and shaped before it hardens, formerly used for armour.

As a verb boil

is to heat (a liquid) to the point where it begins to turn into a gas.

Boil vs Popple - What's the difference?

boil | popple |


As nouns the difference between boil and popple

is that boil is a localized accumulation of pus in the skin, resulting from infection or boil can be the point at which fluid begins to change to a vapour while popple is (dialect) poplar or popple can be choppy water; the motion or sound of agitated water (as from boiling or wind).

As verbs the difference between boil and popple

is that boil is to heat (a liquid) to the point where it begins to turn into a gas while popple is of water, to move in a choppy, bubbling, or tossing manner.

Boil vs Boilable - What's the difference?

boil | boilable |


As a noun boil

is a localized accumulation of pus in the skin, resulting from infection.

As a verb boil

is to heat (a liquid) to the point where it begins to turn into a gas.

As an adjective boilable is

capable of, or suitable for, being boiled.

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