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austenitize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
austen-i-tize
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To heat iron (or an iron-based metal such as steel) to a temperature at which it changes crystal structure from ferrite to austenite.

Etymology

From austenite + -ize.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

austenitizes (present, singular) austenitizing (participle, present) austenitized (participle, past) austenitized (past)

Derived Forms

austenitization

Questions

What does austenitize mean?
To heat iron (or an iron-based metal such as steel) to a temperature at which it changes crystal structure from ferrite to austenite.
Where does austenitize come from?
From austenite + -ize.

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