Definition of Boiling point
the
temperature
at
which
a
fluid
is
converted
into
vapor
,
with
the
phenomena
of
ebullition
.
This
is
different
for
different
liquids
,
and
for
the
same
liquid
under
different
pressures
.
For
water
,
at
the
level
of
the
sea
,
barometer
30
in
.,
it
is
212
°
Fahrenheit
;
for
alcohol
,
172
.96°;
for
ether
, 94.8°;
for
mercury
,
about
675°.
The
boiling
point
of
water
is
lowered
one
degree
Fahrenheit
for
about
550
feet
of
ascent
above
the
level
of
the
sea
.
See also:
Boiling
Related Words
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,
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