Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

peritectic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: peri-tec-tic
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Describes the isothermal reversible reaction of a liquid phase and a solid phase to form a second solid phase during cooling

noun

The second solid phase so-formed

Inflected Forms

peritectics (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

eutectic peritectoid

Rhymes With

eclectic hectic dialectic apoplectic symplectic eutectic smectic anorectic pectic acatalectic cathectic catalectic

Questions

What does peritectic mean?: Describes the isothermal reversible reaction of a liquid phase and a solid phase to form a second solid phase during cooling

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