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eutectoid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.01 in modern English

Syllables
eu-tec-toid
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

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

noun

An alloy of a composition that undergoes the eutectoid transformation.

Etymology

From eutectic + -oid.

Inflected Forms

more eutectoid (comparative) most eutectoid (superlative) eutectoids (plural)

Derived Forms

hypereutectoid hypoeutectoid proeutectoid

Questions

What does eutectoid mean?
Describing the phase-change reaction of an alloy in which, on cooling, a single solid phase transforms into two other solid phases.
Where does eutectoid come from?
From eutectic + -oid.

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