Definition of "melting point" []

• The temperature at which a solid becomes a liquid at standard atmospheric pressure. (noun)
• The temperature at which a solid and its liquid are in equilibrium, at any fixed pressure. (noun)

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• "You remember I said that the melting point of double-stranded DNA is about 85°C."