Meanings
verbboil off (third-person singular simple present boils off, present participle boiling off, simple past and past participle boiled off)
present singular third person boils off · participle present boiling off · participle past boiled off · past boiled off
- intransitiveto be removed by boiling
Some of the salt will rise up with the vapors, but most of it will be left in the pan when the water has boiled off.
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boil off. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boil%20off
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “boil off,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boil%20off.
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