BOILABLE


Meaning of BOILABLE in English

/boy"leuh beuhl/ , adj.

1. suitable or recommended for boiling: a diet of vegetables, rice, and other boilable foods.

2. (of sealed plastic bags or pouches) leakproof and immersible in boiling water so as to cook or heat the contents: dinner entrées in boilable bags that are slit open and emptied for serving.

[ 1880-85; BOIL 1 + -ABLE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .