melting : Idioms & Phrases
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Melting point
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noun the temperature below which a liquid turns into a solid
freezing point.
WordNet
(Chem.) , the degree of temperature at which a solid substance melts or fuses;as, the .melting point of ice is 0° Centigrade or 32° Fahr., that of urea is 132° Centigrade
Webster 1913
Melting pot
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noun an environment in which many ideas and races are socially assimilated
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noun a vessel made of material that does not melt easily; used for high temperature chemical reactions
crucible.
WordNet
- a vessel in which anything is melted; a crucible.
