steam jacket

1 of 2

noun

: an outer casing enclosing a hollow space through which steam is circulated to heat the contents of an inner vessel

steam-jacket

2 of 2

transitive verb

: to enclose in a steam jacket

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Transitive verb

steam jacket

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