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The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

flash point (also flash·point) • n. 1. a place, event, or time at which trouble, such as violence or anger, flares up: the flash point of the conflagration is just blocks away. 2. Chem. the temperature at which a particular organic compound gives off sufficient vapor to ignite in air.

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flash point

The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military | 2001 | Copyright

flash point also flashpoint
1. a place, event, or time at which trouble, such as violence or anger, flares up: the flash point of the conflagration is just blocks away.

2. the temperature at which a particular organic compound gives off sufficient vapor to ignite in air.

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flash point

A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition | 2005 | | Copyright

flash point With reference to frying oils, the temperature at which the decomposition products can be ignited, but will not support combustion; range between 290 and 330 °C. See also fire point; smoke point.

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DAVID A. BENDER. "flash point." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

DAVID A. BENDER. "flash point." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O39-flashpoint.html

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