Euectic

/juːˈɛktɪk/ adjective

Definition

In chemistry, relating to or describing a mixture of substances that has the lowest possible melting point among all possible combinations.

Etymology

From Greek eu- (good, well) and ekhein (to melt), literally 'melting well.' The term was coined in the 19th century to describe the special proportions in metallic and chemical mixtures.

Kelly Says

A eutectic alloy melts at a lower temperature than either of its pure ingredients—this is why adding salt to ice makes it even colder, and it's the same principle ice cream makers use when freezing cream.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እዩኤክቲክ
ee-yoo-ek-tik
ARالعربية
يُوِكْتِك
yoo-ek-tik
BNবাংলা
ইউইএকটিক
yoo-i-ek-tik
CACatalà
euectic
yoo-ek-tik
CSČeština
euectic
yoo-ek-tik
DADansk
euectic
yoo-ek-tik
DEDeutsch
Euectic
yoo-ek-tik
ELΕλληνικά
ευεκτικός
yoo-ek-tikos
ESEspañol
euectic
yoo-ek-tik
FAفارسی
یوِکْتِک
yoo-ek-tik
FISuomi
euectic
yoo-ek-tik
FRFrançais
euectique
yoo-ek-teek
GUGU
યુએકટિક
yoo-e-kat-ik
HAHA
euectic
yoo-ek-tik
HEעברית
אוקטיק
o-ke-tik
HIहिन्दी
यूएक्टिक
yoo-e-k-tik
HUMagyar
euectic
yoo-ek-tik
IDBahasa Indonesia
euectic
yoo-ek-tik
IGIG
euectic
yoo-ek-tik
ITItaliano
euectic
yoo-ek-tik
JA日本語
ユーエクティック
yoo-ek-u-tikku
KKKK
euectic
yoo-ek-tik
KMKM
អ៊ូអេកទិច
oo-oo-ek-ti-ch
KO한국어
유에크틱
yoo-euk-tik
MRMR
यूएक्टिक
yoo-e-k-tik
MSBahasa Melayu
euectic
yoo-ek-tik
MYမြန်မာ
ယူအက်ကတစ်
yoo-a-ek-kat-ti
NLNederlands
euectic
yoo-ek-tik
NONorsk
euectic
yoo-ek-tik
PAPA
ਇਉਏਕਟਿਕ
ee-oo-ek-tik
PLPolski
euectic
yoo-ek-tik
PTPortuguês
euectic
yoo-ek-tik
RORomână
euectic
yoo-ek-tik
RUРусский
euectic
yoo-ek-tik
SVSvenska
euectic
yoo-ek-tik
SWKiswahili
euectic
yoo-ek-tik
TAதமிழ்
யூயெக்டிக்
yoo-ye-ge-dik
TEతెలుగు
యూఎక్టీక్
yoo-ek-tik
THไทย
ยูเอคติก
yoo-aek-tik
TLTL
euectic
yoo-ek-tik
TRTürkçe
euectic
yoo-ek-tik
UKУкраїнська
euectic
yoo-ek-tik
URاردو
یوِئِکٹِک
yoo-e-k-tik
VITiếng Việt
euectic
yoo-ek-tik
YOYO
euectic
yoo-ek-tik
ZH中文
欧氏
ōu shì
ZUZU
euectic
yoo-ek-tik

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