eutectic

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.4 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Greek εὔτηκτος (eutēktos), “‘easily melted’”) from εὖ (eu), “‘well’”) + τήκω (tēkō), “‘to melt’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (WEAE) IPA: /juˈtɛk.tɪk/

[edit] Adjective

eutectic (not comparable)

1. (physics) Describing the lowest possible temperature at which a mixture of substances solidifies or melts

[edit] Noun

eutectic (plural eutectics)

1. The temperature of the eutectic point
2. A eutectic mixture or eutectic alloy; a eutectoid