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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Thermit

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

From Time Magazine Archive

The process of welding which makes use of the great heat produced by oxygen combining with aluminum is known as the Thermit process and was perfected by Dr. Hans Goldschmidt.

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)

"Thermit," was all Kennedy said, as just a trace of a smile of satisfaction flitted over his face.

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)

Thermit, as this process is called, is perhaps the only means whereby, under certain conditions, this can be accomplished.

From Marvels of Scientific Invention An Interesting Account in Non-technical Language of the Invention of Guns, Torpedoes, Submarine Mines, Up-to-date Smelting, Freezing, Colour Photography, and many other recent Discoveries of Science by Corbin, Thomas W.