Thermit


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Thermit

(ˈθɜːmɪt) or

Thermite

n
(Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) trademark a mixture of aluminium powder and a metal oxide, such as iron oxide, which when ignited reacts with the evolution of heat to yield aluminium oxide and molten metal: used for welding and in some types of incendiary bombs
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Ther•mit

(ˈθɜr mɪt)
Trademark.
a brand name for thermite.
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