as in boiling
having a notably high temperature
ultrahot by any standard, a bolt of lightning can attain a temperature of 50,000 degrees Fahrenheit
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Agrawal and her team studied ionic liquids — salts that are liquid at sub-boiling temperatures (below 212 degrees Fahrenheit, or 100 degrees Celsius) — as a potential hospitable environment for life.—
Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 13 Aug. 2025
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One idea is that about a million years after the Big Bang, the universe cooled and underwent a phase transition, an event similar to how boiling water turns liquid into gas.—
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The Dutch oven will get ripping hot for searing, but also insulate the braise, holding in much of the moisture and producing tender, fall-off-the-bone meat.—
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Components like the cladding and divertor inside a reactor face constant stress from searing plasma and radiation.—
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And if blue isn’t your style, the Resurgence belt bag is also on sale in hot pink for 14 percent off.—
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Or, better yet, at the uber-hot, gods-only party taking place at the Acropolis.—
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Please tell me the sequel could answer the most burning question of the ’00s: How could Austin not recognize Sam in that mask?—
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Cooper, 30, asked Hargitay one more burning question about the actors' on-screen alter egos: will Olivia and Elliot ever end up together?—
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As far as fall must-haves go, consider picking up this insulated Yeti tumbler that keeps tea and coffee piping hot for hours, then add the Le Creuset Enameled Cast Iron Dutch Oven to your cart to make your favorite seasonal soups this fall.—
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Simply reheat in the slow cooker or on the stovetop until piping hot, then finish with bread, and broil as directed.—
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The sugary aroma wafts down Main Street, where artisans continue the century-old tradition of pouring, paddling, and slicing molten fudge into glossy, irresistible bricks.—
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Craft your own pumpkin, blown by professionals out of hot molten glass.—
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“Ultrahot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ultrahot. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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