eutectic — English Dictionary

Adjective

1. Describing the chemical composition or temperature of a mixture of substances that gives the lowest temperature at which the mixture becomes fully molten. A further requirement is that that temperature is lower than the melting point of any of the pure component substances.

   Usage

   • not-comparable

2. Describing the thermodynamic equilibrium conditions where a liquid coexists with two solid phases.

   Usage

   • not-comparable

   Examples

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   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.

Noun

1. A material that has the composition of a eutectic mixture or eutectic alloy.

2. The temperature of the eutectic point.

Noun

1. a mixture of substances having a minimum melting point

   Broader terms

   mixture