Definition of Thermite

1. Noun. (chemistry) A mixture of aluminium metal and ferric oxide; used in incendiary devices. ¹

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Definition of Thermite

1. a metallic mixture that produces intense heat when ignited [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Thermite

thermionic
thermionic current
thermionic emission
thermionic tube
thermionic vacuum tube
thermionic valve
thermionic valves
thermionics
thermions
thermister
thermisters
thermistor
thermistors
thermit
thermitase
thermite (current term)
thermites
thermits
thermo-
thermoacidophile
thermoacidophiles
thermoacoustic
thermoacoustics
thermoacoustimetry
thermoactivated
thermoalgesia
thermoanalgesia
thermoanalytical
thermoanesthesia
thermobaric

Literary usage of Thermite

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Cyclopedia of Modern Shop Practice: A Manual of Shop Practice, Pattern edited by Howard Monroe Raymond (1906)
"In its spontaneous combustion, thermite produces temperatures as high as about 3000° 0. ... The use of thermite for obtaining castings free from pores ..."

2. Cyclopedia of Mechanical Engineering by Howard Monroe Raymond (1908)
"FLAWS IN CASTINGS thermite, which is mainly a mixture of finely divided ... In its spontaneous combustion, thermite produces temperatures as high as about ..."

3. The Gas Record (1918)
"233—thermite. What is the reaction thai takes place •when thermite is used ... thermite is finely divided aluminum mixed with metallic oxide in about equal ..."

4. Descriptions of Occupations by United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, United States Employment Service (1918)
"thermite WELDER TAXES Description: The duties of the expert thermite welder are the repair of large broken metal parts of any character and size by means of ..."

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