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What does boiling point mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word boiling point? Here's what it means.

Noun
  1. (physics) The temperature at which a liquid boils, with the vapor pressure equal to the given external pressure.
  2. (idiomatic) The state of being heated, with high aggression.
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The rivalry came to a boiling point when the dueling divas finished the evening with an exhaustive dance-off.
Strictly speaking a gas is a substance at a temperature above its boiling point.
Neon, because it has such a low boiling point, doesn't liquefy with the other gases but hovers above the liquid air and can be removed.
Salt when dissolved in water lowers the freezing point and raises the boiling point.
His mind became a vast pressure cooker, simmering just below the boiling point.
The flask is then heated to a temperature above the boiling point of the liquid.

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