boiling water
collocation in Englishmeaningsofboilingandwater
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boiling
adjective
uk/ˈbɔɪ.lɪŋ/us/ˈbɔɪ.lɪŋ/
very ...
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water
noun
uk/ˈwɔː.tər/us/ˈwɑː.t̬ɚ/
a clear liquid, without colour or taste, that falls from the sky as rain and is necessary for animal and ...
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(Definition ofboilingandwaterfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The samples were placed in aboilingwaterbath for 10 min and then placed on ice.
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In this example, the sign of (4) is positive for filtering and negative forboilingwaterand buying bottled water.
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These empirical results indicate thatboilingwaterhas the characteristics of an 'inferior' good.
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Apart from using cold water, some colours, such as black, can only be obtained by dyeing inboilingwater.
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It was not the ability to carry a hot iron unflinching or to plunge an arm intoboilingwaterfor the prescribed time that decided the issue.
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It seems that the length of exposure toboilingwateris very critical and probably depends on the size and hardness of the seed.
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Three replications of 25 seeds each were: (1) mechanically scarified; (2) dipped inboilingwaterfor 5 s; or (3) not treated (control).
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To perform this experiment, a mature caterpillar tied to a thread was dipped inboilingwater.
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She added theboilingwater.
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This issue is discussed in more detail in section 4 in relation toboilingwater.
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Often, both processes are used; first, acetic acid, thenboilingwater, to ensure the bleaching process is stopped.
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The patient was the cook, a boy of thirteen who had been scalded byboilingwater.
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The collected tissue specimens at necropsy were dipped intoboilingwaterfor 3 sec to disinfect possible contamination of the surface.
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One-year-old non-scarified seeds germinated to only 0-1% over a range of temperature regimes, whereas seeds dipped inboilingwatergerminated to 97-100%.
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Boilingwateris, therefore, generally thought of as the most effective treatment for infectious pathogens.
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The sheet is cut into strips, which are put inboilingwatertill soft, and then tied round a bottle till they set.
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In the experiments on dormancy break described above, we noticed that mechanically scarified seeds germinated faster than those dry heated or dipped inboilingwater.
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For example, there is the issue of 'joint production' whenboilingwater; that is people boil water because of health concerns but also for drinking tea and 'compote'.
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