EUTECTIC

eutectic

(noun) a mixture of substances having a minimum melting point

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

eutectic (not comparable)

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.

(chemistry) Describing the thermodynamic equilibrium conditions where a liquid coexists with two solid phases.

Noun

eutectic (plural eutectics)

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

The temperature of the eutectic point

Usage notes

• Use with the indefinite article is mixed. The dominant usage seems to favour "a eutectic", although "an eutectic" can be found in some texts.

Source: Wiktionary

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Eu*tec"tic, a. [Gr. e'y`thktos easily melted; e'y^ well + th`kein to melt.] (Physics)

Definition: Of maximum fusibility; -- said of an alloy or mixture which has the lowest melting point which it is possible to obtain by the combination of the given components.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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