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Laves phase

Laves phase noun: an intermetallic compound with the general chemical formula AB₂.

Noun

Laves phase (plural Laves phases)

  1. (materials science) An intermetallic compound with the general chemical formula AB₂.

Forms of Laves phase

pluralLaves phases

Origin of Laves phase

Named after German crystallographer Fritz Laves (1906–1978).

Questions about Laves phase

What does Laves phase mean?
Laves phase means an intermetallic compound with the general chemical formula AB₂.
What part of speech is Laves phase?
Laves phase is a noun.
What is the plural of Laves phase?
The plural of Laves phase is Laves phases.

Words near Laves phase in the dictionary

  1. Lavery
  2. Laverys
  3. laves
  4. Laves graph
  5. Laves graphs
  6. Laves phase
  7. Laves phases
  8. lavest
  9. laveth
  10. LaVey
  11. LaVeyan

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