eutectoid

eutectoid [yoo-tek-toid] ExamplesWord Origin adjective

1. resembling a eutectic.

noun

2. a eutectoid alloy.

Origin of eutectoid First recorded in 1900–05; eutect(ic) + -oid Examples from the Web for eutectoid Historical Examples of eutectoid

A “eutectoid” is to such a transformation in solid metal what a eutectic is to freezing proper.

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British Dictionary definitions for eutectoid eutectoid noun

1. a mixture of substances similar to a eutectic, but forming two or three constituents from a solid instead of from a melt

adjective

2. concerned with or suitable for eutectoid mixtures

Word Origin for eutectoid C20: from eutect (ic) + -oid eutectoid in Science eutectoid [yōō-tĕk′toid′] Adjective

1. Relating to a eutectic mixture or alloy.

Noun

1. A eutectic mixture or alloy.