boil·ing point 'bȯi-liŋ-.pȯint n the temperature at which a liquid boils
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the temperature at which a liquid will boil (at sea level, or 1 atm, water boils at 100°C, or 212°F); specifically, the temperature at which the equilibrium vapor pressure of a liquid phase equals or slightly exceeds the atmospheric pressure.Medical dictionary. 2011.