Boil (disambiguation)
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Boil can mean:
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- to bring to the boiling point, at which a substance goes from the liquid to the gaseous phase.
- to cook in boiling water
- a localized accumulation of pus in the skin, resulting from infection; see boil.
- to convert printed data (books, journals and so on) to digital format using a scanner. This use originates from the way that people use steam to melt glue which binds pages when they disassemble a book to scan.
- a disturbance on the water surface of a river or estuary, often caused by the presence of a bar or dune on the riverbed.
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