"boiloff" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: boiloffs [plural]
Etymology: From boil + off. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|boil|off}} boil + off Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} boiloff (countable and uncountable, plural boiloffs)
  1. The vaporization of a liquid (or solid) whose boiling point is lower than that of the environment in which it is stored. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-boiloff-en-noun-ChZrP4vC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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