eutectic

== English == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek εὔτηκτος (eútēktos, “easily melted”), from εὖ (eû, “well”) + τήκω (tḗkō, “to melt”). Coined as an adjective (along with the noun eutexia) by British scientist Frederick Guthrie in 1884. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /juˈtɛk.tɪk/ Hyphenation: eu‧tec‧tic Rhymes: -ɛktɪk === Adjective === eutectic (not comparable) 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. (chemistry) Describing the thermodynamic equilibrium conditions where a liquid coexists with two solid phases. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === eutectic (plural eutectics) A material that has the composition of a eutectic mixture or eutectic alloy. The temperature of the eutectic point. ==== Usage notes ==== Use with the indefinite article is mixed. The dominant usage seems to favour "a eutectic", although "an eutectic" can be found in some texts. ==== Translations ==== === References === The Oxford English Dictionary == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French eutectique. === Adjective === eutectic m or n (feminine singular eutectică, masculine plural eutectici, feminine/neuter plural eutectice) eutectic ==== Declension ====