peritectic

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Adjective[edit]

peritectic (not comparable)

  1. (physics) Describes the isothermal reversible reaction of a liquid phase and a solid phase to form a second solid phase during cooling

Noun[edit]

peritectic (plural peritectics)

  1. The second solid phase so-formed

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