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eutectic
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[juːˈtɛktɪk], (Adjective)
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- relating to or denoting a mixture of substances (in fixed proportions) that melts and freezes at a single temperature that is lower than the melting points of the separate constituents or of any other mixture of them
(e.g: the eutectic mixture melts at 183°C)
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Origin
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late 19th century: from Greek eutēktos ‘easily melting’, from eu ‘well, easily’ + tēkein ‘melt’
[juːˈtɛktɪk], (Noun)
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- a eutectic mixture
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Origin
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late 19th century: from Greek eutēktos ‘easily melting’, from eu ‘well, easily’ + tēkein ‘melt’
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