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| ablate |
to wear away or otherwise remove (a surface), as by heat or erosion. [1/2 definitions] |
| ablation |
erosion, esp. by heat. [1/2 definitions] |
| adiabatic |
of, relating to, or denoting a process that occurs without loss or gain of heat, such as a change in the volume or pressure of the contents of a container. |
| albumin |
any of a class of proteins soluble in water and coagulating in heat, found in egg white, blood, milk, and various plant and animal tissues. |
| anabatic |
pertaining to wind currents that rise because of heat pockets and the like. |
| anneal |
to heat and then slowly cool (esp. glass or metal) so as to strengthen and make less brittle. |
| arc furnace |
an electric furnace in which heat is produced by an arc formed between the material being heated and an electrode, or between two electrodes. |
| arc welding |
a method of welding in which the extreme heat of an electric arc is used. |
| bake |
to cook in an oven using dry heat. |
| Bakelite |
trademark for any of various synthetic resins and plastics molded by heat, usu. made with phenol, cresol, and formaldehyde. |
| blacksmith |
a person who forges and shapes iron. Blacksmiths soften the iron with heat and use hammers and anvils to form it into various items. |
| blast furnace |
a large, vertical furnace in which metal, esp. iron, is smelted from ore by means of heat intensified by a blast of air forced in at the bottom. |
| blowpipe |
a metal tube through which air or gas is forced in a controlled flow into a flame to concentrate and intensify its heat. [1/3 definitions] |
| boil1 |
to heat a liquid until it starts to turn into a gas. [1/3 definitions] |
| boiler |
a tank used to heat and store a supply of water. |
| boneblack |
the carbonized residue of heat-treated bones, used as a blacking pigment or decoloring agent. |
| bream2 |
to clean (a ship's hull) of barnacles and other matter by applying heat and scraping. |
| British thermal unit |
a unit of heat equal to the amount needed to raise the temperature of one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit, or equal to about 252 calories. (abbr.: Btu) |
| broil1 |
to cook by very high, direct heat. |
| broiling |
causing the physical sensation of extreme heat. |
| Btu |
abbreviation of "British thermal unit" or "British thermal units," a unit of heat equal to the amount needed to raise the temperature of one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit, or equal to about 252 calories. |
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