eutectoid

American  

[yoo-tek-toid] / juˈtɛk tɔɪd /

adjective

1. resembling a eutectic.

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noun

1. a eutectoid alloy.

eutectoid British  

/ 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

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adjective

1. concerned with or suitable for eutectoid mixtures

eutectoid Scientific  

/ yo̅o̅-tĕk′toid′ /

1. Relating to a eutectic mixture or alloy.

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1. A eutectic mixture or alloy.

Etymology

Origin of eutectoid

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

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• eutectic vs. eutectoid

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Example Sentences

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eutectoid

It represents the complete transformation of the eutectoid austenite accomplished by slow-cooling of an iron-carbon alloy through the transformation range.

From The Working of Steel Annealing, Heat Treating and Hardening of Carbon and Alloy Steel by Fred H. (Fred Herbert) Colvin

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