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thermite

(t̸hʉr′mīt′)

noun

a mixture of finely granulated aluminum with an oxide of iron or other metal, which produces great heat and is used in welding and in incendiary bombs

also thermit

Origin: < Ger trademark Thermit < Gr thermē, heat (see warm) + Ger -it, -ite

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