death point


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death point

[′deth ‚pȯint]
(physiology)
The limit (as of extremes of temperature) beyond which an organism cannot survive.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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A temperature of 170 F (77 C) exceeds the thermal death point of the trichinae and usually is achieved if the meat is cooked until the color changes from pink or red to gray.
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A temperature of 170 F (77 C) is well above the thermal death point and is usually achieved if the meat is cooked until it is no longer pink [9].
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Cooking is one of the most common methods of assuring that Trichinella are destroyed a temperature of 170 F (77 C) substantially exceeds the thermal death point and is usually achieved if the meat is cooked until it is no longer pink [9!.
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