painekattila — meaning in English

English meaning

• cooker noun A stove used for cooking food.
• digester noun A person or thing that breaks something down.
• 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 stove used for cooking food.
2. noun A device or piece of equipment used to cook food.
3. noun A person who cooks.
4. noun Short for cooking apple.

digester — full definition

1. noun A person or thing that breaks something down.
2. noun A container in which substances, often plant or animal matter, are broken down using heat, water, bacteria or similar agents to make them ready for further use.
3. noun A food or medicine that helps the body break down food.

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