Noun: boiling point
- The temperature at which a liquid boils at sea level
"Water reaches its boiling point at 100 degrees Celsius";
- boil
- Being highly angry or excited; ready to boil over
"after an hour of waiting I was at the boiling point"
Derived forms: boiling points
Type of: excitability, excitableness, temperature, volatility
Encyclopedia: Boiling point