eutectoid
English
Etymology
eutectic + -oid
Adjective
eutectoid (not comparable)
- Describing the phase-change reaction of an alloy in which, on cooling, a single solid phase transforms into two other solid phases.
Derived terms
- hypereutectoid
- hypoeutectoid
- proeutectoid
Noun
eutectoid (plural eutectoids)
- An alloy of a composition that undergoes the eutectoid transformation.