intermetallic
nounEtymology From inter- + metallic.
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Chemistry, Inorganic chemistry, Natural sciences, Physical sciences An intermetallic compound.
intermetallic
adjEtymology From inter- + metallic.
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Chemistry, Inorganic chemistry, Natural sciences, Physical sciences Of, relating to, acting between, or comprising two or more metals.
- An intermetallic compound must be present, the high freezing-point of which indicates that it is formed from its components with the liberation of a large amount of energy.2003, C. H. Desch, Intermetallic Compounds - Physics and Chemistry, Wexford College Press, →ISBN, page 7:
- Derived terms
- intermetallic compound, intermetallic phase