English

Noun

boiloff ‎(plural boiloffs)

1. The vaporization of a liquid (or solid) whose boiling point is lower that that of the environment in which it is stored.
   • 1970, Lawrence William Jones, Toward a Liquid Hydrogen Fuel Economy, page 11:

     One would not be able to return from an extended holiday and drive off in the family car in view of the boiloff from even the best insulated tank.

   • 1991, Verne Carlson, Sylvia Carlson, Professional Lighting Handbook, page 209:

     "Boiloff" of the tungsten from the filament that adheres to the inside of a tungsten-standard bulb blade

   • 1994, R. D. Langenkamp, Handbook of Oil Industry Terms and Phrases, page 40:

     BOILOFF The vaporization or gasification of liquefied natural gas […]. Boiloff occurs when the holding vessel's insulation fails to maintain the temperature to keep the gas in liquid form.