noun
thermite
THUR-myt
noun
1
A mixture of metal powder and metal oxide that burns extremely hot, used in welding and incendiary devices.
"Thermite reactions produce enough heat to melt through steel."
How to Use Thermite
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA chemical mixture that burns at very high temperatures, sometimes used to cut or weld metal.
Common pairings
thermite reaction
thermite welding
Word Forms
thermites plural
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Etymology
From German Thermit, from Greek thermos ("heat") plus a chemical-sounding suffix.