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EUTECTIC
eutectic
(noun) a mixture of substances having a minimum melting point
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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
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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