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room temperature

[ room tem-per-uh-cher, -choor, -pruh-, -per-cher, room ]

noun

  1. a temperature at which food, drink, medicine, etc., is neither cooled nor heated:

    Unopened, our sauces can be stored at room temperature for months, but opened jars must be refrigerated.

    The cheeses are best served at room temperature.

  2. any indoor temperature that falls within a range considered comfortable for human occupancy:

    We tested the strength of the bond at room temperature and at 140°F.



room temperature

noun

  1. the normal temperature of a living room, usually taken as being around 20°C
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of room temperature1

First recorded in 1845–50
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Example Sentences

A team of physicists in New York has discovered a material that conducts electricity with perfect efficiency at room temperature — a long-sought scientific milestone.

Now, scientists have found the first superconductor that operates at room temperature — at least given a fairly chilly room.

Place them somewhere they can rest undisturbed at room temperature for 12 to 24 hours.

In the future, this may allow quantum computers to do things like discover new materials with incredible properties—like room temperature superconductors—or crack the most common form of existing digital encryption.

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The water contains more sugar than it can hold at room temperature.

Grob has witnessed the other side of MDMA, in which the drug is used in room-temperature, calm environments for therapy.

In a large bowl, toss the apples with 1/4 cup (32.5g) of the powdered sugar and set aside at room temperature for 30 minutes.

Loosely cover the mixture and let it sit until it comes to room temperature.

If you are not serving immediately, refrigerate and bring to room temperature before serving.

That's 100% animal fat, which hardens at room temperature, and hardens very fast when it comes into contact with cold water.

The Patent Office is the only institution in the world that does not know the meaning of the phrase 'room temperature'.

Air is lighter than water, and out-breathed air being warmed is lighter than that at room temperature.

A good plan is to let the fat stand until it is 70 degrees Fahrenheit, or ordinary room temperature, before the mixing is begun.

Stopper and keep at room temperature three hours, then in thermostat at 50° C. for four to six hours.

This medium will remain semi-fluid at the room temperature, and may be used for cultures in the cool or hot incubator.

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