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boiling point

 noun
     
Related topics: Measurement
boiling point [countable usually singular]
1TM the temperature at which a liquid boils
2 a point where people can no longer deal calmly with a problem [↪ flashpoint]:
Relations between the two countries have almost reached boiling point.
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