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Having maximum fusibility
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eutectic
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
eutectic \eu*tec"tic\ ([=u]*t[e^]k"t[i^]k), a. [Gr. e'y`thktos easily melted; e'y^ well + th`kein to melt.] (Physics) Of maximum fusibility; -- said of an alloy or mixture which has the lowest melting point which it is possible to obtain by the ...
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Word definitions in WordNet
n. a mixture of substances having a minimum melting point
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 ...
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.