Eutectic Definition
yo͝o-tĕktĭk
adjective
Fusing at the lowest possible temperature; specif., designating or of a mixture or alloy with a melting point lower than that of any other combination of the same components.
Webster's New World
Exhibiting the constitution or properties of such a solid.
American Heritage
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.
Wiktionary
noun
A eutectic mixture or alloy.
Webster's New World
The eutectic temperature.
American Heritage
Other Word Forms of Eutectic
Noun
Singular:
eutectic
Plural:
eutecticsOrigin of Eutectic
From Greek eutēktos easily melted eu- eu- tēktos melted (from tēkein to melt)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Ancient Greek εὔτηκτος (eutēktos, “easily melted”), from εὖ (eu, “well”) + τήκω (tēkō, “to melt”).
From Wiktionary
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