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boiling pointFor any given liquid, the temperature at which the application of heat raises the temperature of the liquid no further, but converts it into vapour. The boiling point of water under normal pressure is 100°C/212°F. The lower the pressure, the lower the boiling point and vice versa.
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| No twilight on her surface; night following day and day following night with the suddenness of a lamp which is extinguished or lighted amid profound darkness-- no transition from cold to heat, the temperature falling in an instant from boiling point to the cold of space. Wilson; at present, it's about up to the boiling point," said George. Vladimir started, for in his veins the lust of passion had welled until it had reached boiling point. |
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