dermatologist(n.) One who discourses on the skin and its diseases; one versed in dermatology; especially, a physician with specialized training in dermatology, licensed to practise as a specialist in treating diseases of the skin.
Melting Point: Everyday and Scientific Definitions. Now that we know something about phase diagrams, it will make more sense why scientists define melting point the way they do. First, in everyday terms, the melting point is the temperature at which a substance melts or freezes.
The freezing point of water is the temperature at which it changes phase from a liquid to a solid. Mark Mawson / Contributor / Getty Images. by Anne Marie Helmenstine, Ph.D. Updated March 30, 2017. The freezing point or melting point of water is the temperature at which water changes phase from a liquid to a solid or vice versa. The freezing point describes the liquid to solid transition while the melting point is the temperature at which water goes from a solid (ice) to liquid water.