2) steam
111steam turbine — steam turbine, adj. a turbine driven by steam pressure. [1890 95] * * * …
112steam-cracking — [stimkʀakiŋ] n. m. ÉTYM. Mil. XXe (1961, Larousse, art. Cracking); mot angl., de steam « vapeur », et cracking. → Cracking. ❖ ♦ Techn. Cracking, craquage en présence de vapeur d eau. ⇒ Vapocraquage …
113steam clean — v [T] to clean something by using a machine that produces steam …
114steam iron — n an electric ↑iron that produces steam in order to make clothes easier to press smooth …
115Steam — [sti:m] der; <aus engl. steam> engl. Bez. für Dampf …
116steam clean — steam ,clean verb transitive to clean clothes with a machine that produces steam …
117steam engine — steam ,engine noun count an engine that gets its power from steam, especially a train engine …
118steam iron — steam ,iron noun count an iron that uses steam …
119steam bath — steam′ bath n. 1) a bath of steam, usu. in a specially equipped room or enclosure, for cleansing or refreshing oneself 2) the room or enclosure itself 3) an establishment with facilities for such a bath • Etymology: 1820–30 …
120steam heat — steam′ heat′ n. bui heat obtained by the circulation of steam in pipes, radiators, etc • Etymology: 1815–25 …
