fire point

American  

noun

Chemistry.

1. the lowest temperature at which a volatile liquid, after its vapors have been ignited, will give off vapors at a rate sufficient to sustain combustion.

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Example Sentences

Now Ms. Terekh, 33, is chief technical officer and the public face of Fire Point, a Ukrainian defense company.

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Another disillusioned backer of the U.N. initiative founded Fire Point in 2022 and Ms. Terekh joined as a partner in June 2023.

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Fire Point’s original team of 18 was comprised of “complete amateurs” in weapons-making, including aviation hobbyists and civilians with engineering, tech and business backgrounds.

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That experience came in handy as Fire Point built drone and missile wings from molds.

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Breakthroughs like this matter as Fire Point seeks to ramp up weapons production.

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