spheroidite

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noun

A soft, ductile form of carbon steel producing by heating under certain conditions, and having a structure of rods or spheres of cementite within the primary structure.

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Meanings

nounspheroidite (countable and uncountable, plural spheroidites)

plural spheroidites

  1. countableuncountableA soft, ductile form of carbon steel producing by heating under certain conditions, and having a structure of rods or spheres of cementite within the primary structure.

Origin

From spheroid + -ite.

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APA

spheroidite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spheroidite

MLA

“spheroidite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spheroidite. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spheroidite,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spheroidite.

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