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intermetallic compounds

intermetallic compounds is the plural of intermetallic compound.

Meaning of intermetallic compound

Noun

intermetallic compound (plural intermetallic compounds)

  1. any solid material, composed of two or more metal atoms in a definite proportion, that has a definite structure which differs from those of its constituent metals
    • An intermetallic compound must be present, the high freezing-point of which indicates that it is formed from its components with the liberation of a large amount of energy.2003, C. H. Desch, Intermetallic Compounds - Physics and Chemistry, Wexford College Press, →ISBN, page 7

Questions about intermetallic compounds

What is intermetallic compounds the plural of?
Intermetallic compounds is the plural of intermetallic compound.

Words near intermetallic compounds in the dictionary

  1. intermestic
  2. intermetacarpal
  3. intermetal
  4. intermetallic
  5. intermetallic compound
  6. intermetallic compounds
  7. intermetallic phase
  8. intermetallic phases
  9. intermetallically
  10. intermetallics
  11. intermetals

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