"thermite" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈθɜː(ɹ).maɪt/ [UK] Forms: thermites [plural]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)maɪt Etymology: From German Thermit, from Ancient Greek θερμός (thermós, “heat”) + -it; comparable to English therm- + -ite. Etymology templates: {{der|en|de|Thermit}} German Thermit, {{der|en|grc|θερμός||heat}} Ancient Greek θερμός (thermós, “heat”), {{m|de|-it}} -it, {{confix|en|thermo|ite|alt1=therm}} therm- + -ite Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} thermite (countable and uncountable, plural thermites)
  1. (chemistry) A mixture of a metal and a metal oxide capable of producing a thermite reaction, such as aluminium metal and ferric oxide; used in incendiary devices. Wikipedia link: thermite Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Chemistry Translations (mixture of aluminum and ferric oxide): термит (termit) [masculine] (Bulgarian), termita [feminine] (Catalan), thermiet [neuter] (Dutch), termito (Esperanto), termiitti (Finnish), Thermit [neuter] (German), テルミット (terumitto) (Japanese), termit [masculine] (Polish), терми́т (termít) [masculine] (Russian), termita [feminine] (Spanish), termit [common-gender] (Swedish)

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