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aluminothermic

aluminothermic adjective: relating to, or employing, aluminothermy.

Adjective

aluminothermic (not comparable)

  1. Relating to, or employing, aluminothermy.
    • The most common types currently used in the field are aluminothermic welding and Flash Butt welding. The aluminothermic method generates extreme heat using a chemical reaction, and melts both rail ends creating a bond using liquid metal. It's a time-consuming process and requires highly skilled...2026 March 18, Peter Plisner, “Tackling broken rails: the skills and technology improving safety”, in RAIL, number 1057, page 29

Origin of aluminothermic

From aluminothermy + -ic.

Words formed from aluminothermic

Questions about aluminothermic

What does aluminothermic mean?
Aluminothermic means relating to, or employing, aluminothermy.
What part of speech is aluminothermic?
Aluminothermic is an adjective.

Words near aluminothermic in the dictionary

  1. aluminophosphate
  2. aluminophosphates
  3. aluminosilicate
  4. aluminosilicates
  5. aluminosis
  6. aluminothermic
  7. aluminothermically
  8. aluminothermics
  9. aluminothermy
  10. aluminotype
  11. aluminotypes

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