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white heat

noun

Definition of WHITE HEAT

1
:  a temperature (as for copper and iron from 1500° to 1600° C) which is higher than red heat and at which a body becomes brightly incandescent
2
:  a state of intense mental or physical strain, emotion, or activity
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First Known Use of WHITE HEAT

circa 1710

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