"purple plague" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} purple plague (uncountable)
  1. (chemistry, electronics) The brittle, bright-purple intermetallic compound AuAl₂, formed when gold and aluminium are heated while in direct contact (for instance, if a gold wire is bonded to an aluminium contact pad and experiences heating due to electrical resistance). Tags: uncountable Synonyms: amethyst gold, purple gold, violet gold Coordinate_terms: white plague
    Sense id: en-purple_plague-en-noun-atA52Vge Categories (other): Chemistry, Electronics, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Gold Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 62 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 72 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 70 30 Disambiguation of Gold: 94 6 Topics: business, chemistry, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, electronics, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
  2. (electronics) The problems caused by the formation of this compound, including the formation of voids in the contact area and the potential for fracture of the gold-aluminium junction. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-purple_plague-en-noun-AMEfySZ~ Categories (other): Electronics Topics: business, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, electronics, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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