eutectic

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eutectic - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  eutectic \eu*tec"tic\ ([=u]*t[e^]k"t[i^]k), a. [Gr. e'y`thktos
     easily melted; e'y^ well + th`kein to melt.] (Physics)
     Of maximum fusibility; -- said of an alloy or mixture which
     has the lowest melting point which it is possible to obtain
     by the combination of the given components.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

  eutectic \eutectic\ ([=u]*t[e^]k"t[i^]k), n.
     a mixture of substances having a composition providing the
     minimum melting point ofr mixtures of those substances.
     Called also a eutectic mixture.
  
     Syn: eutectic mixture. [WordNet 1.5]

eutectic - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  eutectic
      n 1: a mixture of substances having a minimum melting point