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

Reactions, a quarterly published by Goldschmidt Thermit Company, N.Y., reports latest achievements of aluminothermics.

From Creative Chemistry Descriptive of Recent Achievements in the Chemical Industries by Slosson, Edwin E.

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.

"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)