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hypereutectoid

or hy·per·eu·tec·tic

[ hahy-per-yoo-tek-toid ]

adjective

, Metallurgy.
  1. (of an alloy) having more of the alloying element than the eutectoid composition.
  2. (of steel) having more carbon than the 0.8 percent of eutectoid steel.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of hypereutectoid1

First recorded in 1910–15; hyper- + eutectoid

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