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| arc lamp |
a lamp, such as a searchlight, in which light is produced by an electric arc passing through a gas between two hot electrodes; arc light. |
| bacteria |
microscopic organisms that often play a role in the decay of living things, the process of fermentation, and sometimes in causing disease. Bacteria are each made up of only one cell, but different kinds of bacteria can take different shapes. These organisms live in all parts of the earth including oceans, deserts, glaciers, hot springs, and in the bodies of most living things. While some kinds of bacteria are dangerous, most kinds are useful because they help in the digestion of food, in the making of soil, in the creation of medicines, and in many other natural processes. |
| balloon |
a large bag made of thin material designed to inflate and be lifted off the ground when filled with hot air or a gas that is lighter than air. [1/3 definitions] |
| Bessemer process |
a process for making steel by blasting hot compressed air through molten pig iron to remove impurities. |
| blistering |
extremely hot. [1/2 definitions] |
| blowtorch |
a small device that makes a very hot, small flame for melting or cutting metal. |
| boil1 |
to cook in very hot water. [1/3 definitions] |
| boiler |
a tank used for heating and storing a supply of hot water. [1/3 definitions] |
| borscht |
a hot or cold beet soup, often served with sour cream. |
| brand |
a burn mark made on cattle or other animals with a hot iron to show who the owner is. [2/4 definitions] |
| brazier2 |
a metal container designed to hold hot coals or charcoal, and used for heating a room. [1/2 definitions] |
| broil1 |
to cause (something) to become extremely hot or to burn, especially at the top surface. [1/2 definitions] |
| Bunsen burner |
a burner that has holes at the bottom where air enters, mixes with gas, and makes a hot blue flame. Bunsen burners are used in laboratory experiments. |
| burn |
to be very hot. [1/8 definitions] |
| burning |
very hot, bright, or intense. [1/4 definitions] |
| cactus |
a thick-stemmed, often prickly plant without conventional leaves that grows in hot, dry areas of America. |
| café au lait |
hot coffee mixed with an equal amount of hot or scalded milk. [1/2 definitions] |
| cambric tea |
a drink of hot water, milk, sugar, and a little tea, usu. given to children. |
| capsicum |
any of numerous pepper plants related to nightshade that bear fleshy green, yellow, or red edible pods in many varieties from mild to hot. [1/2 definitions] |
| cautery |
something, such as a caustic agent or a very hot or very cold instrument, used to burn or sear and thus to destroy unwanted tissue. [1/2 definitions] |
| cayenne |
any of various pepper plants bearing usu. red pods, some varieties of which are very hot and spicy. [2/3 definitions] |
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