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ce⋅ment⋅ite

  [si-men-tahyt]
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–noun Metallurgy.
an iron carbide, Fe3C, a constituent of steel and cast iron, sometimes with part of its iron replaced by another metal, as manganese.
Origin:
1885–90; cement + -ite 1
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ce·ment·ite   (sĭ-měn'tīt')   
n.  A hard brittle iron carbide, Fe3C, found in steel with more than 0.85 percent carbon.

[From cement.]
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Main Entry: ce·ment·ite
Pronunciation: si-'ment-"It
Function: noun
: a hard brittle iron carbide Fe3C in steel, cast iron, andiron-carbon alloys
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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