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   flashpoint

   /ˈflaʃpɔɪnt/

   noun

   • 1. a place, event, or time at which violence or hostility flares up: "the conflict reached a flashpoint last year"
   • 2. the temperature at which a particular organic compound gives off sufficient vapour to ignite in air: "this particular resin is very volatile and has a fairly low flashpoint"

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