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peritectic

[ per-i-tek-tik ]

adjective

, Physical Chemistry.
  1. of or noting the phase intermediate between a solid and the liquid that results from the melting of the solid.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of peritectic1

1920–25; peri- + Greek tēktikós able to dissolve, akin to tḗkein to melt

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