Thermit

American  

[thur-mit] / ˈθɜr mɪt /

Trademark.

1. a brand of thermite.

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Thermit British  

/ ˈθɜːmɪt, ˈθɜːmaɪt /

noun

1. a mixture of aluminium powder and a metal oxide, such as iron oxide, which when ignited reacts with the evolution of heat to yield aluminium oxide and molten metal: used for welding and in some types of incendiary bombs

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Example Sentences

Thermit, a mixture of iron oxide and powdered aluminum which burns at 3,000� C., was the chief World War incendiary.

From Time Magazine Archive

Of the seven large plants now in operation, Metal & Thermit Corp.

From Time Magazine Archive

"Thermit?" echoed Andrews, shifting the cigar which he had allowed to go out in the excitement.

From The Silent Bullet by Reeve, Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin)

"Thermit?" echoed Carton, still as mystified as before.

From The Ear in the Wall by Reeve, Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin)

The process, which is controlled by the Goldschmidt Thermit Company, makes use of a mixture of finely powdered aluminum with an oxide of iron called by the trade name, Thermit.

From Oxy-Acetylene Welding and Cutting Electric, Forge and Thermit Welding together with related methods and materials used in metal working and the oxygen process for removal of carbon by Manly, Harold P. (Harold Phillips)