eutectoid

English

Etymology

eutectic +‎ -oid

Adjective

eutectoid (not comparable)

  1. Describing the phase-change reaction of an alloy in which, on cooling, a single solid phase transforms into two other solid phases.

Derived terms

Noun

eutectoid (plural eutectoids)

  1. An alloy of a composition that undergoes the eutectoid transformation.
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