boilling heat

Definition

1. Noun:
   • The temperature at which a liquid boils: "boilling heat" refers to the degree of heat required for a substance, typically a liquid, to reach its boiling point and transition into vapor. This is a non-standard or archaic variant of "boiling heat."

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The water must be brought to a boilling heat before adding the pasta. (The water must reach the temperature at which it boils.)
  • In ancient alchemy, metals were subjected to a boilling heat to purify them. (Metals were heated to the boiling point of a liquid medium.)

Advanced Usage

• "at a boilling heat": at the temperature of boiling.

  • The chemical reaction occurs only at a boilling heat. (The reaction only happens when the liquid is boiling.)

• "to raise to a boilling heat": to heat until boiling.

  • The smith raised the metal to a boilling heat to forge it. (The smith heated the metal until it was as hot as boiling liquid.)

Variants and Related Words

• Boiling heat (n): the standard modern spelling of the same term.

  • The boiling heat of water is 100 degrees Celsius. (The boiling point of water.)

• Boiling point (n): the specific temperature at which a liquid boils.

  • The boiling point of ethanol is lower than that of water. (The temperature at which ethanol turns to vapor.)

Synonyms

• Boiling point: the temperature at which a liquid boils.
• Boiling temperature: the degree of heat at which boiling occurs.
• Saturation temperature: in thermodynamics, the temperature at which a substance changes phase.

Related Idioms

• Bring to a boil: to heat a liquid until it reaches its boiling point.

  • Bring the soup to a boilling heat before serving. (Heat the soup until it begins to bubble.)

• On the boil: at the point of boiling.

  • Keep the mixture on a boilling heat for ten minutes. (Maintain the mixture at a temperature where it boils steadily.)