"Leidenfrost effect" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Leidenfrost effects [plural]
Etymology: After Johann Gottlob Leidenfrost. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Leidenfrost effect (plural Leidenfrost effects)
  1. The phenomenon whereby a liquid, in near contact with a mass significantly hotter than the liquid's boiling point, produces an insulating vapour layer which keeps the liquid from boiling rapidly. Wikipedia link: Johann Gottlob Leidenfrost, Leidenfrost effect

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