temperature midpoint


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tem·per·a·ture mid·point (Tm, tm),

the midpoint in the change in optic properties (absorbance, rotation) of a structured polymer (for example, DNA) with increasing temperature.
Synonym(s): melting temperature

tem·per·a·ture mid·point

(tm) (tem'pĕr-ă-chŭr mid'poynt)
The midpoint in the change in optic properties (absorbance, rotation) of a structured polymer (e.g., DNA) with increasing temperature.
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