unboil
unboil verb: to reverse the process of boiling.
Verb
unboil (third-person singular simple present unboils, present participle unboiling, simple past and past participle unboiled)
- 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 of unboil
| third-person singular present | unboils |
|---|---|
| present participle | unboiling |
| past participle | unboiled |
| past | unboiled |
Origin of unboil
From un- + boil.
Questions about unboil
- What does unboil mean?
- Unboil means to reverse the process of boiling.
- What part of speech is unboil?
- Unboil is a verb.
- What is the past tense of unboil?
- The past tense of unboil is unboiled.
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