Meanings
nounsmoke point (plural smoke points)
plural smoke points
- cookingThe temperature at which an oil or shortening begins to produce smoke.
The smoke point depends on the initial free fatty acid content of the fat: the lower the free fatty acid content, the more stable the fat, and the higher the smoke point.
2004, Harold McGee, chapter 15, in On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen, Scribner, →ISBN
Translations
Bulgarian точка на димене
- точка на димене (točka na dimene)temperature
Chinese Mandarin 冒煙點 /冒烟点, 煙點 /烟点
- 冒煙點 /冒烟点 (màoyāndiǎn)temperature
- 煙點 /烟点 (yāndiǎn)temperature
Czech bod zakouření, kouřový bod
- bod zakouřenítemperature
- kouřový bodtemperature
Finnish savuamispiste
- savuamispistetemperature
German Rauchpunkt
- Rauchpunkttemperature
Polish punkt dymienia
- punkt dymieniatemperature
Russian то́чка дымле́ния
- то́чка дымле́ния (tóčka dymlénija)temperature
Slovak dymový bod
- dymový bodtemperature
Cite this entry
APA
smoke point. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/smoke%20point
MLA
“smoke point.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/smoke%20point. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “smoke point,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/smoke%20point.
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