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smoke points

smoke points is the plural of smoke point.

Meaning of smoke point

Noun

smoke point (plural smoke points)

  1. The temperature at which an oil or shortening begins to produce smoke.
    • The smoke point depends on the initial free fatty acid content of the fat: the lower the free fatty acid content, the more stable the fat, and the higher the smoke point.2004, Harold McGee, chapter 15, in On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen, Scribner, →ISBN

Questions about smoke points

What is smoke points the plural of?
Smoke points is the plural of smoke point.

Words near smoke points in the dictionary

  1. smoke meat
  2. smoke my pole
  3. smoke one's own dope
  4. smoke out
  5. smoke point
  6. smoke points
  7. smoke pole
  8. smoke poles
  9. smoke proof
  10. smoke proofs
  11. smoke ring

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