aluminothermy

American  

[uh-loo-muh-nuh-thur-mee] / əˈlu mə nəˌθɜr mi /

Or aluminothermics

noun

Metallurgy.

1. a process of producing high temperatures by causing finely divided aluminum to react with the oxygen from another metallic oxide.

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aluminothermy British  

/ əˈluːmɪnəʊˌθɜːmɪ /

noun

1. Also called: thermite process.  a process for reducing metallic oxides using finely divided aluminium powder. The mixture of aluminium and the oxide is ignited, causing the aluminium to be oxidized and the metal oxide to be reduced to the metal

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Etymology

Origin of aluminothermy

First recorded in 1910–15; alumino- + -thermy