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Word: Thermite
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 20th century: coined in German from thermo- ‘of heat’ + -ite
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈθəːmʌɪt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a mixture of finely powdered aluminium and iron oxide that produces a very high temperature on combustion, used in welding and for incendiary bombs
Short Definition:mixture of finely powdered aluminium and iron oxide that produces very high temperature on combustion
Examples:- a thermite grenade
Variant Forms:
- Thermit
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