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Steam vs Simmer - What's the difference?

steam | simmer |


In transitive terms the difference between steam and simmer

is that steam is to expose to the action of steam; to apply steam to for softening, dressing, or preparing while simmer is to cause to cook or to cause to undergo heating slowly at or below the boiling point.

In intransitive terms the difference between steam and simmer

is that steam is to travel by means of steam power while simmer is to cook or undergo heating slowly at or below the boiling point.

As nouns the difference between steam and simmer

is that steam is the vapor formed when water changes from liquid phase to gas phase while simmer is the state or process of simmering.

As verbs the difference between steam and simmer

is that steam is to cook with steam while simmer is to cook or undergo heating slowly at or below the boiling point.

As an adjective steam

is old-fashioned; from before the digital age.

As an initialism STEAM

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Steam vs Noncondensing - What's the difference?

steam | noncondensing |


As an initialism steam

is .

As an adjective noncondensing is

not condensing]]; of a steam engine, [[discharge|discharging the steam from the cylinder at a pressure nearly equal to or above that of the atmosphere and not into a condenser.

Steam vs Kimbap - What's the difference?

steam | kimbap |


As an initialism steam

is .

As a noun kimbap is

a korean dish of steamed white rice and other ingredients rolled in sheets of dried laver seaweed and served in bite-size slices.

Steam vs Steampipe - What's the difference?

steam | steampipe |


As an initialism steam

is .

As a noun steampipe is

a pipe of a boiler, through which steam passes.

Steam vs Indigested - What's the difference?

steam | indigested |


As an initialism steam

is .

As an adjective indigested is

not digested; undigested.

Steam vs Uniflow - What's the difference?

steam | uniflow |


As an initialism steam

is .

As an adjective uniflow is

(of an engine) in which the gas mixture enters at one end of the cylinder controlled by the piston and the exhaust exits at the other.

Steam vs Desuperheater - What's the difference?

steam | desuperheater |


As an initialism steam

is .

As a noun desuperheater is

a device that reduces the temperature of superheated steam, and recovers useful heat in the process.

Steam vs Phut - What's the difference?

steam | phut |


As an initialism steam

is .

As an interjection phut is

a sound resembling the release of a blast of steam or exhaust.

Steam vs Nonsteam - What's the difference?

steam | nonsteam |


As an initialism steam

is .

As an adjective nonsteam is

not of or pertaining to steam.

Steam vs Nonsteamed - What's the difference?

steam | nonsteamed |


As an initialism steam

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As an adjective nonsteamed is

(of soil) not sterilized by the use of steam.

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