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nucleate boiling [′nü·klē‚āt ′bȯil·iŋ]

(chemical engineering)

Boiling in which bubble formation is at the liquid-solid interface rather than from external or mechanical devices; occurs in kettle-type and natural-circulation heaters or reboilers.

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