boiling water
Kettle's hot contents
Water at or near its boiling point—the temperature where it transforms to steam, 212°F (100°C) at sea level.
The phrase appears constantly in cooking instructions: Bring a pot of boiling water to the table.
Add the pasta to boiling water.
Water that is merely hot doesn't count; boiling water has visible, vigorous bubbles.
- steamHeated water's gaseous form
- scaldingExtremely hot, burning
- cookingPreparing food with heat
- boiling pointVaporization threshold
- evaporationLiquid turning to gas
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