boil-off

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boil-off [′bȯil‚ȯf]

(textiles)

Removal of impurities from fabric by boiling the material in a solution.

(thermodynamics)

The vaporization of a liquid, such as liquid oxygen or liquid hydrogen, as its temperature reaches its boiling point under conditions of exposure, as in the tank of a rocket being readied for launch.

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