alpha iron

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noun Metallurgy.

the magnetic allotrope of iron, stable below 910°C and having a body-centered cubic space lattice.

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Origin of alpha iron

First recorded in 1880–90

Words nearby alpha iron

alpha granule, alpha helix, alpha-hemolytic streptococci, alpha-hydroxy acid, alpha-interferon, alpha iron, alpha-ketoglutaric acid, alpha-linolenic acid, alpha-lipoprotein, alpha male, alpha-naphthylthiourea

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How to use alpha iron in a sentence

Cruce operates the Iron Hill Campground on the other side of the highway.
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Alpha Team was killed, Faal told the FBI, while the Bravo members who were not gunned down fled.
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The conspirators were split into two teams, “Alpha” and “Bravo.”
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Preheat oven to 375°F. Heat the vegetable oil in a large, high-sided cast iron skillet.
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A whole population of 11 million with every iron in the fire doubling as a finger in a dike.
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Mr. Jones swung round a large iron key he held in his hand, and light dawned upon him.
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Now, the whole Northwest groaned beneath a cast-iron prohibition law at that time, and for some years thereafter.
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She was in a dream of oily odours and monstrous iron constructions, dominated by the grand foreman: and Edwin was in the dream.
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The baron turned full upon him, and leaned his shoulders against the iron door of the recess.
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The churchyard was partly surrounded by houses, and in 1781 "iron pallisadoes" were affixed to the wall.
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British Dictionary definitions for alpha iron

alpha iron

noun

a magnetic allotrope of iron that is stable below 910°C; ferrite

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