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| | Boiling -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16) |
 | | Boiling is the rapid vaporization of a liquid, which occurs when a liquid is heated to a temperature such that its vapor pressure is above that of the surroundings. |
 | | Boiling, however, occurs in three characteristic forms, which are nucleate, transition and film boiling. |
 | | Boiling water for a few minutes kills most bacteria, (Naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion) amoebas, and other microbial (Any disease-producing agent (especially a virus or bacterium or other microorganism)) pathogens. |
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