room temperature

noun

: a comfortable temperature that is not too hot or too cold

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Tomatoes continue to ripen after they are picked as long as they are kept at room temperature. Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 9 July 2025 And honestly, Evans’ hot takes rarely rise above room temperature. Rick Stroud, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 July 2025 And last year, researchers at Stanford University developed a portable device that can produce ammonia anywhere at room temperature. Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 7 July 2025 Inspectors also found semi-frozen beef improperly thawing at room temperature in the prep sink. Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 3 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for room temperature

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“Room temperature.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/room%20temperature. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.

Medical Definition

room temperature

noun
: a temperature of from 59° to 77°F (15° to 25°C) that is suitable for human occupancy and at which laboratory experiments are usually performed
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