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The 38 pages that link to Melting point, each with the reason it gives.

• Boiling pointCompared with: It marks a solid-to-liquid transition rather than liquid-to-gas vaporization.

• Sodium chlorideRelated: The strong ionic lattice gives sodium chloride a high melting point.

• Saturated fatRelated: Saturated fats tend to have higher melting points than comparable unsaturated fats.

• Oleic acidRelated: Oleic acid’s kinked cis chain lowers its melting point relative to stearic acid.

• ThermoplasticRelated: Heating above its melting range lets a semicrystalline thermoplastic flow during processing.

• Milk fatRelated: Milk fat melts over a range because it contains many different triglycerides.

• Critical temperatureCompared with: Ordinary melting temperatures mark first-order boundaries, not necessarily critical endpoints.

• TungstenRelated: Tungsten’s melting point is the highest among metals at standard pressure.

• FrostbiteRelated: Tissue freezing occurs below the effective freezing point of body fluids.

• SupercoolingRelated: Supercooling describes liquid water below its equilibrium melting point.

• BeeswaxRelated: Beeswax softens and melts with heating, shaping how it is processed and used.

• Stearic acidRelated: Stearic acid melts near 69.6 °C, reflecting the close packing of its straight saturated chains.

• FuseRelated: The fuse element opens the circuit when heating brings it to this temperature.

• GalliumRelated: Gallium’s melting point is unusually low for a metal and close to ordinary room temperatures.

• Anders CelsiusRelated: Water’s freezing point supplied the scale’s other principal reference.

• Jet fuelRelated: Low freezing points help fuel remain usable in cold, high-altitude flight.

• Paraffin waxRelated: The range of melting points among its molecules determines when wax softens and melts.

• CandleRelated: A candle’s fuel must melt near the wick before it can feed the flame.

• Frozen foodRelated: Dissolved sugars and salts make foods freeze below the freezing point of pure water.

• ShorteningRelated: A fat’s melting range affects when its structure disappears in the oven.

• Thermal analysisRelated: A melting endotherm helps characterize crystalline materials and assess purity.

• WaxesRelated: Chain length and molecular packing help determine when a wax softens or melts.

• Liquid waterRelated: At standard pressure, this boundary separates ice from liquid water near 0 °C.

• Winter stormRelated: Near-freezing air layers determine whether precipitation falls as rain, sleet, or snow.

• Fatty alcoholRelated: Chain length and unsaturation help determine whether a fatty alcohol is solid or liquid at room temperature.

• FrostRelated: Water’s freezing point sets the temperature threshold in frost’s definition.

• NeopentaneRelated: Neopentane melts near room temperature, unusually high for a small alkane.

• Stearyl alcoholRelated: Its long, straight saturated chains pack efficiently, making the material solid near room temperature.

• Arachidic acidRelated: Arachidic acid’s long, straight saturated chains pack efficiently and give it a relatively high melting point.

• Cetyl alcoholRelated: Cetyl alcohol’s melting point near skin temperature contributes to its waxy feel and spreadability.

• PentadecaneRelated: How straight chains pack in a crystal affects pentadecane’s melting behavior.

• Tantalum carbideRelated: Tantalum carbide’s exceptionally high melting point supports high-temperature use.

• Behenic acidRelated: Behenic acid’s long, straight saturated chains contribute to its relatively high melting point.

• GalinstanRelated: Galinstan’s melting point determines the conditions under which it stays liquid.

• Bonding in solidsRelated: The energy needed to disrupt a solid's interactions helps shape its melting temperature.

• EicosaneRelated: Eicosane melts near 37 °C, close to ordinary room temperature.

• Liquation (metallurgy)Related: Liquation depends on a difference in melting temperatures between the material fractions.

• Network solidRelated: Melting a network solid can require disrupting bonds across an extended structure.