Thermite Definition

thûrmīt
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.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Thermite

Noun

Singular:
thermite
Plural:
thermites

Origin of Thermite

  • From German Thermit, from Ancient Greek θερμός (thermos, “heat") + -it; comparable to English therm- +"Ž -ite.

    From Wiktionary

  • therm(o)– –ite

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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