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room-temperature

Definitions

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  • adjective At a typical temperature of indoor surroundings (about 20 to 23ºC); neither heated nor chilled.

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Examples

  • He opened the cap on one of the large bottles of room-temperature water and pressed it into her hand, not taking no for an answer.

    Surrender the Dark L. A. Banks 2011

  • Trust me, some gay guys have the same room-temperature IQ as this woman.

    Mike Alvear: The Real Reason why Gay Men don't use Condoms Mike Alvear 2010

  • That means the hot sample sheds all of its extra heat and reaches its five-degrees-higher freezing point of, say, minus-two, before the room-temperature sample, cooling more slowly, reaches its lower freezing point of, say, minus-seven.

    The Mpemba Effect ewillett 2010

  • He opened the cap on one of the large bottles of room-temperature water and pressed it into her hand, not taking no for an answer.

    Surrender the Dark L. A. Banks 2011

  • In a large bowl, beat room-temperature egg whites until foamy, then add in cream of tartar and salt.

    Baking Bites » Print » Chocolate Chip Angel Food Cupcakes 2009

  • Why does that five degrees make such a difference when the hot-water sample has a full 60 degrees of extra temperature to shed compared to the room-temperature sample?

    The Mpemba Effect ewillett 2010

  • Oh yeah cause when I hear the term “American” I think of bed-wetting, room-temperature IQ, gun-f***ing, barely-literate, ignorant sociopaths who think it is rational to consider as a guidebook for living in the 21st Century a book of poorly written mythology produced by people who were mentally centuries in their thinking behind such ancient peoples as the Egyptians and Mesopotamians, to the point that they were considered the rednecks of their time.

    Think Progress » ThinkFast: April 7, 2010 2010

  • While usually I don't indulge the misspelled musings of those with a room-temperature IQs, you are so ... "special" I decided to make an exception.

    Why I Hate the Booth Babe Story, a Guest Editorial by Holly A. 2010

  • In a large bowl, beat room-temperature egg whites until foamy, then add in cream of tartar and salt.

    Chocolate Chip Angel Food Cupcakes | Baking Bites 2009

  • Place room-temperature puff pastry onto sugary surface and press down lightly.

    Toffee Palmiers | Baking Bites 2009

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