Melting Temperature

Melting temperature may refer to:

  • Melting point, the temperature at which a substance changes from solid to liquid state.
  • DNA melting temperature, the temperature at which a DNA double helix dissociates into single strands.

Famous quotes containing the words melting and/or temperature:

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    O Nymph more bright
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    No lily has such lustre,
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    —Hermann Hesse (1877–1962)