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Answer for the clue "A mixture of substances having a minimum melting point ", 8 letters:
eutectic

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Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. 1 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 ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
eutectic \eutectic\ ([=u]*t[e^]k"t[i^]k), n. a mixture of substances having a composition providing the minimum melting point ofr mixtures of those substances. Called also a eutectic mixture. Syn: eutectic mixture. [WordNet 1.5] ||

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a mixture of substances having a minimum melting point

Usage examples of eutectic.

Rubber Bible to hand as the fearless author juggles with triple points or the properties of ammonial ice eutectics.

Oh, there was a good deal of natural alloying, with a lot of eutectic alloys present, alloys with particularly low melting points.