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painekattila — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • cooker noun A cookstove.
  • digester noun One who, or that which, digests.
  • steamer noun A ship or boat powered by a steam engine.

Senses

painekattila is used for these senses in English:

  • cooker (chiefly, UK, Ireland, except in compounds) An appliance or utensil for cooking food.
  • digester A strong closed vessel in which bones or other substances may be subjected, usually in water or other liquid, to a temperature above that of boiling, in order to soften them.
  • pressure cooker (cookware) A sealed cooking vessel that allows cooking in greater than atmospheric pressure and at a temperature above the boiling point of water.
  • steamer (cookware) A cooking appliance that cooks by steaming.

cooker — full definition

  1. noun A cookstove.
  2. noun An appliance or utensil for cooking food.
  3. noun One who cooks.
  4. noun Ellipsis of cooking apple.

digester — full definition

  1. noun One who, or that which, digests.
  2. noun A vessel for converting materials, especially plant and animal matter, into materials more suitable for subsequent use or further processing, using solvents, especially water; relatively low heat; enyzymes; bacteria, etc..
  3. noun A medicine or food that aids digestion, or strengthens digestive power.

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