# boiling chip

> tiny uneven-shaped particles added to liquids to avoid superheating by providing nucleation sites; often made of porous material (e.g. alumina, silicon carbide, calcium carbonate, calcium sulfate, porcelain or carbon) with nonreactive PTFE coating

**Wikidata**: [Q1137696](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1137696)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boiling_chip)  
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## References

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