unboil en · VERB
Etymology
From un- + boil.
Meanings
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(transitive) To reverse the process of boiling.
These proteins help a partially heat-denatured protein to regain its native secondary, tertiary, and quaternary structures. Some denaturation, however, is irreversible. We cannot unboil a hard-boiled egg, for example.
2012, Frederick Bettelheim, William Brown, Mary Campbell, Introduction to Organic and Biochemistry, page 359:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| unboiling | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| unboils | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| unboiled | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| unboiled | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Translations (2)
es descocer (to reverse the process of boiling) · fr décuire (to reverse the process of boiling)