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death point  
n.  An environmental limit, as of temperature or radiation, beyond which a specified life form cannot survive: the thermal death point of bacteria.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: death point
Function: noun
: a limit (as of degree of heat or cold) beyond which an organism or living protoplasm cannot survive
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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