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austenitic

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aus⋅ten⋅it⋅ic

  [aw-stuh-nit-ik]
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–adjective (of an iron alloy)
consisting mainly of austenite.
Origin:
1900–05; austenite + -ic
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aus·ten·ite   (ô'stə-nīt')   
n.  A nonmagnetic solid solution of ferric carbide or carbon in iron, used in making corrosion-resistant steel.

[After Sir William Chandler Roberts-Austen (1843-1902), British metallurgist.]
aus'ten·it'ic (-ĭt'ĭk) adj.
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