intermetallic compound

noun

any solid material, composed of two or more metal atoms in a definite proportion, that has a definite structure which differs from those of its constituent metals

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intermetalintermetallic phase
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Meanings

nounintermetallic compound (plural intermetallic compounds)

plural intermetallic compounds

  1. chemistryany solid material, composed of two or more metal atoms in a definite proportion, that has a definite structure which differs from those of its constituent metals

    An intermetallic compound must be present, the high freezing-point of which indicates that it is formed from its components with the liberation of a large amount of energy.

    2003, C. H. Desch, Intermetallic Compounds - Physics and Chemistry, Wexford College Press, →ISBN, page 7

    Synonyms: intermetal, intermetallic phase

Synonyms & antonyms

nounany solid material, composed of two or more metal atoms in a definite proportion, that has a definite structure which differs from those of its constituent metals

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intermetalintermetallic phase
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