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ce·ment·ite (sə men′tīt′)

noun

the hard, brittle carbide of iron, FeC, that occurs in and adds strength to steel, cast iron, and most other alloys of iron and carbon

Etymology: cement + -ite

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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