eutectic
UK /juˈtɛk.tɪk/ US /juˈtɛk.tɪk/
adj 2noun 2
Definitions
adj
1
Describing the chemical composition or temperature of a mixture of substances that gives the lowest temperature at which the mixture becomes fully molten. A further requirement is that that temperature is lower than the melting point of any
2
Describing the thermodynamic equilibrium conditions where a liquid coexists with two solid phases.
For a mixture with two components at a fixed pressure, the eutectic reaction can only happen at a fixed chemical composition and temperature, called the eutectic point.
noun
1
A material that has the composition of a eutectic mixture or eutectic alloy.
2
The temperature of the eutectic point.
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