Etymology

eutectic

eu·tec·tic
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Today it means: 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. Full definition →

Ancient Greek εὔτηκτος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromεὔτηκτος“easily melted”
  2. English todayeutectic

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.

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