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eutectoid

American  
[yoo-tek-toid] / yuˈtɛk tɔɪd /

adjective

  1. resembling a eutectic.

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

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eutectoid Scientific  
/ yo̅o̅-tĕk′toid′ /

  1. Relating to a eutectic mixture or alloy.

  1. A eutectic mixture or alloy.

Etymology

Origin of eutectoid

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

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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 Colvin, Fred H. (Fred Herbert)

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