peritectic

About 0.07 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Describes the isothermal reversible reaction of a liquid phase and a solid phase to form a second solid phase during cooling
2. noun The second solid phase so-formed

Similar words

peritectoid monotectic peritonic syntectic metatectic syntectoid euatmotic cotectic eutectic athermic

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