eutectic

American  

[yoo-tek-tik] / juˈtɛk tɪk /

adjective

1. of greatest fusibility: said of an alloy or mixture whose melting point is lower than that of any other alloy or mixture of the same ingredients.

2. noting or pertaining to such a mixture or its properties.

   a eutectic melting point.

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noun

1. a eutectic substance.

eutectic British  

/ juːˈtɛktɪk /

adjective

1. (of a mixture of substances, esp an alloy) having the lowest freezing point of all possible mixtures of the substances

2. concerned with or suitable for the formation of eutectic mixtures

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noun

1. a eutectic mixture

2. the temperature on a phase diagram at which a eutectic mixture forms

eutectic Scientific  

/ yo̅o̅-tĕk′tĭk /

1. The proportion of constituents in an alloy or other mixture that yields the lowest possible complete melting point. In all other proportions, the mixture will not have a uniform melting point; some of the mixture will remain solid and some liquid. At the eutectic, the solidus and liquidus temperatures are the same.

2. An alloy or other mixture with constituents in the proportions of the eutectic.

3. The melting point of the eutectic.

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Etymology

Origin of eutectic

1880–85; < Greek eútēkt ( os ) easily melted, dissolved ( eu- eu- + tēktós melted) + -ic

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How does eutectic compare to similar and commonly confused words? Explore the most common comparisons:

• eutectic vs. eutectoid

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Example Sentences

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eutectic

Instead, it would use things called deep eutectic solvents to dissolve wood and separate out the lignin.

From Economist ● Nov. 28, 2013

This, therefore, is the composition of the eutectic alloy, and it finds its place naturally on the curve given in Fig.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 508, September 26, 1885 by Various

And, further, it is plain that those substances only can be eutectic which we can obtain both as liquid and solid, and hence the property of eutexia is closely connected with solution.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 508, September 26, 1885 by Various

The alloy corresponding to the cryohydrate, possessing the lowest melting point, is called the eutectic alloy, as it is most easily cast and worked.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various

If this solid be removed as it forms, the temperature gradually falls until a fixed point is reached, at which the eutectic alloy solidifies.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 508, September 26, 1885 by Various

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