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freezing point

 noun
     
Related topics: Temperature
freezing point
1 [uncountable]TMT the temperature at which water turns into ice [↪ boiling point]
2 [countable usually singular]TMT the temperature at which a particular liquid freezes:
Alcohol has a lower freezing point than water.
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