hypereutectoid

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adjective

containing the minor component in excess of that contained in the eutectoid

OriginEnglish eutectoid ← Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-) ← Proto-Hellenic *hupér →
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Meanings

adjectivehypereutectoid (not comparable)
  1. not comparablecontaining the minor component in excess of that contained in the eutectoid
nounhypereutectoid (plural hypereutectoids)

plural hypereutectoids

  1. A hypereutectic alloy

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Hellenic*hupér
  4. Ancient Greekῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér)
  5. Ancient Greekῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)
  6. Englishhyper-
  7. Englisheutectoid
  8. Englishhypereutectoid

From hyper- + eutectoid.

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Chicago

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