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kettle

[ket-l] / ˈkɛt l /


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The problem is similar to mineral scale building up inside a tea kettle or clogging a shower head over time, except seawater contains far higher concentrations of dissolved salts.

From Science Daily • May 31, 2026

Yet within the time it might take to boil water in a kettle, the chaos had cooled enough for a structure to emerge.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

It was powerful enough to cause a "very tiny kettle" in a vial to boil off a small amount of water rapidly, says Han.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

Red on one side, black on the other — a rare two-colored lobster is spared the kettle.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

The kettle begins to whistle, and he gets up to pour the boiling water into his teacup.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan




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