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eutectic

UK /juˈtɛk.tɪk/ | US /juˈtɛk.tɪk/

A material that has the composition of a eutectic mixture or eutectic alloy

eutectic in 30 Seconds

  • (noun) A material that has the composition of a eutectic mixture or eutectic alloy
  • (noun) The temperature of the eutectic point
  • (adjective) Describing the chemical composition or temperature of a mixture of substances that gives the lowest temperature at which the mixture becomes fully molten. A further requirement is that that temperature is lower than the melting point of any of the pure component substances.

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun A material that has the composition of a eutectic mixture or eutectic alloy
  2. 2
    noun The temperature of the eutectic point
  3. 3
    adjective Describing the chemical composition or temperature of a mixture of substances that gives the lowest temperature at which the mixture becomes fully molten. A further requirement is that that temperature is lower than the melting point of any of the pure component substances.
  4. 4
    adjective Describing the thermodynamic equilibrium conditions where a liquid coexists with two solid phases.
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