peritectic

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adjective

Describes the isothermal reversible reaction of a liquid phase and a solid phase to form a second solid phase during cooling

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Meanings

adjectiveperitectic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablenatural sciencesDescribes the isothermal reversible reaction of a liquid phase and a solid phase to form a second solid phase during cooling
nounperitectic (plural peritectics)

plural peritectics

  1. The second solid phase so-formed

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with peritectic

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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