eutectoid

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adjective

Describing the phase-change reaction of an alloy in which, on cooling, a single solid phase transforms into two other solid phases.

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Meanings

adjectiveeutectoid (comparative more eutectoid, superlative most eutectoid)

comparative more eutectoid · superlative most eutectoid

  1. Describing the phase-change reaction of an alloy in which, on cooling, a single solid phase transforms into two other solid phases.
nouneutectoid (plural eutectoids)

plural eutectoids

  1. An alloy of a composition that undergoes the eutectoid transformation.

Origin

From eutectic + -oid.

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Translations

French eutectoïde, eutectoïde
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Greek ευτηκτοειδής
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Romanian eutectoid
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Cite this entry
APA

eutectoid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eutectoid

MLA

“eutectoid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eutectoid. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eutectoid,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eutectoid.

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