boiled off
Heated until gone
Boiled off describes liquid that has evaporated through heating.
Water boils off when you simmer a sauce too long; alcohol boils off during cooking.
In industrial contexts, volatile compounds are boiled off to purify or concentrate substances.
Figuratively, enthusiasm or energy that has boiled off has dissipated: His anger had boiled off by morning.
- bubblesGas-filled liquid spheres
- steamHeated water's gaseous form
- water vaporH₂O in gaseous state
- concentrateReduced, potent form
- vaporGaseous form of liquid
blanch · reduction · residue · sea salt · evaporated milk · dry · volatilization · distillation · refining · dissipate · condensation · pot lid · escape · pasteurization · separation · fractionation · sublimation · heat transfer