unboiled

Never reached boiling

Not boiled.

Unboiled water may contain harmful bacteria.

Unboiled eggs remain raw.

The word appears mainly in contexts where boiling is expected or recommended: The recipe calls for unboiled milk.

raw

uncooked

Not yet prepared thermally

unsterilized · cold · cool · unwarmed · room-temperature · chilled · unprocessed · unsafe · contaminated · parasitic

eggs

raw

In original state

yolk · salmonella · unpasteurized · cracked · shell · protein · eggnog · mayonnaise · meringue · custard

preparation

al dente

Tender but resistant

tough · chewy · underdone · undercooked · unblanched · unsteamed · unbrewed · uninfused · unprepared

water

tap

Valve controlling liquid flow

rainwater · river · pond · turbid · murky · unpurified · non-potable · hard · mineral · contaminated

Opposites
cooking/heat treatment state

unboiledboiled

Heated until bubbling

sterilized · cooked · heated · simmered · pasteurized

Family

boil, boiling, boiler, boiled, hard-boiled, boils, parboil, soft-boiled, reboil

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G