eutectoid

[ yoo-tek-toid ]

adjective

1. resembling a eutectic.

noun

1. a eutectoid alloy.

eutectoid

/ juːˈtɛktɔɪd /

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

1. concerned with or suitable for eutectoid mixtures

eutectoid

/ yo̅o̅-tĕk′toid′ /

Adjective

1. Relating to a eutectic mixture or alloy.

Noun

1. A eutectic mixture or alloy.

Word History and Origins

Origin of eutectoid¹

First recorded in 1900–05; eutect(ic) + -oid

Word History and Origins

Origin of eutectoid¹

C20: from eutect ( ic ) + -oid

Example Sentences

Here the mass consists of primary austenite, eutectic austenite and cementite interstratified and pro-eutectoid cementite.

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg