The temperature at which oil or similar substances release enough vapor to ignite when exposed to flame; a combustion threshold.
From 'blow' + 'point' (specific location or threshold). Technical term from petroleum and chemical engineering industries.
Every flammable liquid has a specific 'blowpoint' temperature—knowing this is literally life-or-death information for firefighters, chemists, and oil workers!
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