Synonyms of boiling points

boiling points

noun

plural of boiling point

as in crises

a time or state of affairs requiring prompt or decisive action

when the situation reached the boiling point, the President had no choice but to order out the National Guard

Synonyms & Similar Words

• crises
• crossroads
• breaking points
• flash points
• heads
• situations
• emergencies
• extremities
• crunch times
• exigencies
• points of no return
• turning points
• clutches
• moments of truth
• zero hours
• Dunkirks
• crunches
• conjunctures
• junctures
• possibilities
• milestones
• tinderboxes
• predicaments
• contingencies
• conditions
• climaxes
• hot waters
• happenings
• landmarks
• corners
• passes
• straits
• last minutes
• spots
• holes
• deadlocks
• jams
• fixes
• scrapes
• impasses
• last ditches
• pinches
• eleventh hours
• stalemates

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of boiling points

The intense temperature and pressure of the impact heated the moon's crust and mantle so much that many of the volatile elements present (volatiles are elements with low boiling points), including potassium, evaporated and escaped into space. — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 23 Jan. 2026

Thermodynamics drives selective recovery The researchers hypothesized that FJH combined with chlorine gas could exploit differences in Gibbs free energy and boiling points to selectively remove non-REE elements from magnet waste. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2025

Curio’s process is a dry electrochemical and pyroprocessing system, using heat and chemical reactions to separate isotopes and fission products, thanks to the materials’ different boiling points and weights. — John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025