Thermit
a brand of thermite.
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How to use Thermit in a sentence
The charge of Thermit is added by placing a few handfuls over the refractory sand and then pouring in the balance required.
Oxy-Acetylene Welding and Cutting | Harold P. ManlyThe number of pounds of wax required for this filling multiplied by 25 will give the number of pounds of Thermit to be used.
Oxy-Acetylene Welding and Cutting | Harold P. ManlyThe development of Thermit grenades was still in the experimental stage when the armistice was signed.
America's Munitions 1917-1918 | Benedict CrowellTwo crucibles each containing 700 pounds of the Thermit mixture are seen on the sides of the vessel.
Creative Chemistry | Edwin E. SlossonFor smaller work Thermit has two rivals, the oxy-acetylene torch and electric welding.
Creative Chemistry | Edwin E. Slosson
British Dictionary definitions for Thermit
Thermite (ˈθɜːmaɪt)
/ (ˈθɜːmɪt) /
trademark 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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