boiling water unspecified sense

concept · 2 mentions

Water heated to boiling temperature

Other senses of “boiling water”

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Defining properties

is poured over ground coffee ⟨in the simplest coffee brewing procedure⟩
weakens tea
become soluble with boiling water aromatic oils ⟨in pulverized coffee⟩
throw tea leaves into Chinese
does not take place in myrosin-sinigrin reaction
is partly soluble in turmeric

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Robert O. Fielding (author)

myrosin-sinigrin reaction does not take place in boiling water
assertsneutralsource: spices-pg60192
this reaction does not take place in the presence of boiling water
judge verdicts (2)
- groundedness 1.00 pass — This claim is directly stated in the passage: 'it is worthy of remark that this reaction does not take place in the presence of boiling water.' The subject, predicate, and object are all explicitly mentioned without requiring outside knowledge or over-generalization.
- qualifier_fidelity 1.00 pass — All qualifiers are faithful to the passage. The viewpoint is correctly attributed to the author (the passage presents this as factual information without attribution to a named source). The stance is correctly marked as 'asserts' - the passage states this as fact, not as disputed or questioned. The sentiment is neutral, matching the passage's objective, scientific tone. The time qualifiers are appropriately null since the passage provides no temporal scope. The context is empty, which is correct as the passage does not restrict this claim to a specific sense or role. The quote appears verbatim in the passage and directly supports the claim about the myrosin-sinigrin reaction not occurring in boiling water.
turmeric is partly soluble in boiling water
assertsneutralsource: spices-pg60192
only partly soluble in boiling water
judge verdicts (2)
- groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage: 'Turmeric is insoluble in cold water, only partly soluble in boiling water, but is quite soluble in alcohol.' The exact phrase 'only partly soluble in boiling water' appears verbatim, making this claim fully grounded in the text.
- qualifier_fidelity 1.00 pass — All qualifiers are faithful to the passage. The viewpoint is correctly attributed to the author (anonymous source presenting factual information). The stance 'asserts' matches the declarative nature of the statement in the passage. The sentiment is neutral, appropriate for a factual claim about chemical solubility. The time qualifiers are null, which is correct since the passage provides no temporal information. The context is empty, which is appropriate as the passage does not restrict the claim to a particular sense or role. The quote 'only partly soluble in boiling water' appears verbatim in the passage and directly supports the claim about turmeric's solubility properties.

William H. Ukers (author)

boiling water is poured over ground coffee ⟨in the simplest coffee brewing procedure⟩
assertsneutralsource: coffee-pg28500
boiling water is poured over ground coffee
judge verdicts (2)
- groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage's opening sentence: 'The simplest procedure to follow is that in which boiling water is poured over ground coffee suspended on a filtering medium...' The subject, predicate, and object are explicitly mentioned with no rewording needed.
- qualifier_fidelity 1.00 pass — All qualifiers are faithful to the passage. The viewpoint is correctly attributed to the author (the passage describes the procedure without naming a specific source). The stance 'asserts' matches the passage's declarative presentation of the procedure. The sentiment 'neutral' is appropriate for the technical, factual description. The time qualifiers are correctly null since the passage provides no temporal scope. The context accurately reflects that this is described as 'the simplest procedure' for coffee brewing. The quote appears verbatim in the opening sentence and directly supports the claim.
aromatic oils become soluble with boiling water boiling water instantaneously ⟨in pulverized coffee⟩
assertspositivesource: coffee-pg28500
the fully released aromatic oils are instantaneously soluble with boiling water
judge verdicts (2)
- groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage. The exact quote 'the fully released aromatic oils are instantaneously soluble with boiling water' appears in the first paragraph, with all elements (aromatic oils, solubility with boiling water, instantaneous timing, and pulverized coffee context) explicitly supported.
- qualifier_fidelity 0.95 pass — Claim is well-grounded. The quote appears verbatim and supports the assertion. Perspective (author, asserts, positive sentiment) is appropriate since the passage presents scientific findings without attribution to a named source. Time qualifier correctly captures 'instantaneously' from the passage. Context accurately specifies 'pulverized coffee' as stated. Minor: the predicate slightly simplifies 'fully released aromatic oils are instantaneously soluble with' to 'become soluble with,' but this is a reasonable paraphrase of the passage's meaning and does not constitute infidelity.

Ferdinand Bayard

boiling water weakens tea
assertsnegativesource: tea-pg46775
it also "weakens the tea or serves to clean up the cups"
judge verdicts (2)
- groundedness 0.70 pass — The claim is supported by the passage, which directly quotes Ferdinand Bayard as saying boiling water 'weakens the tea or serves to clean up the cups.' The subject, predicate, and object are all present in the cited quote, though the passage presents this as one of two alternatives rather than a definitive statement about boiling water's effect.
- qualifier_fidelity 0.85 pass — The claim is largely faithful to the passage. Viewpoint correctly attributes to Ferdinand Bayard, stance appropriately marked as 'asserts', and the quote appears verbatim. However, the sentiment qualifier is questionable: while 'weakens' has negative connotation regarding tea quality, the passage frames this as a practical observation within the ceremony's requirements rather than a purely negative judgment. The time qualifiers are correctly null since the passage provides no specific temporal scope. The context is appropriately empty as no specific sense restriction applies. The claim could be enhanced by noting the quote presents an alternative function ('serves to clean up the cups') alongside the weakening effect, which somewhat mitigates the purely negative framing.

Trigautius

Chinese throw tea leaves into boiling water
assertsneutralsource: general-pg53027
the Chinese throw some of the Leaves into a Vessel of boiling Water
judge verdicts (2)
- groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage. Trigautius explicitly describes this preparation method: 'the Chinese throw some of the Leaves into a Vessel of boiling Water, which, after it has imbibed the Force of the Tea, they drink, leaving the Leaves.' The quote provided matches the passage verbatim.
- qualifier_fidelity 1.00 pass — All qualifiers are faithful to the passage. The viewpoint correctly attributes the statement to Trigautius as the source. The stance 'asserts' accurately reflects how the passage presents this information. The sentiment is neutral, matching the descriptive tone. The time qualifiers are appropriately null since the passage provides no temporal specification. The context is correctly empty as the passage does not restrict this to a particular sense or period. The quote appears verbatim in the passage within Trigautius's account in Chapter 3, supporting the claim about Chinese tea preparation methods.

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become soluble with boiling water aromatic oils