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boiling point

noun as in indignation

noun as in melting point

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Under the right pressure conditions, ice can form at room temperature or even at temperatures higher than its usual boiling point.

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It can take quite a few years to get to to that boiling point.

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“We’re nearing a boiling point of rising churn and overwhelming choice.”

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Water transfers heat to another liquid with a lower boiling point to generate steam that spins turbines for generating electricity.

This frustration reached its boiling point this summer after Reisen went nearly five months without her medication.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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