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eutectic
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As an adjective, eutectic means 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. As a noun, it means a material that has the composition of a eutectic mixture or eutectic alloy.
Meanings of eutectic
5 meaningsadjective
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.
chemistryDescribing the thermodynamic equilibrium conditions where a liquid coexists with two solid phases.
“For a mixture with two components at a fixed pressure, the eutectic reaction can only happen at a fixed chemical composition and temperature, called the eutectic point.”
noun
A material that has the composition of a eutectic mixture or eutectic alloy.
The temperature of the eutectic point.
A mixture of substances having a minimum melting point
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