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intermetallic, a.|ɪntəmɪˈtælɪk|
Also inter-metallic (with hyphen).
[f. inter- 4 c + metallic a. and n.]
Applied to compounds formed from two or more metals. Hence as n., an intermetallic compound.
1900Rep. Brit. Assoc. Adv. Sci. 1900 131 Most students of alloys are now convinced that they often contain definite chemical compounds, yet these ‘intermetallic’ compounds are still passed over in silence by..books on descriptive chemistry. 1923U. R. Evans Metals & Metallic Compounds I. 198 Inter-metallic compounds are rarely—if ever—formed between two metals belonging to the same group of the periodic table. 1937Chem. & Industry XV. 677/1 A consideration of the formulæ of typical intermetallic compounds..shows at once that their formation is not governed by the simple rules of valency. 1956Nature 10 Mar. 487/1 Its analysis is complicated by the presence of..intermetallics. 1962Simpson & Richards Junction Transistors iii. 36 E.g. InP and GaAs among the intermetallic compounds. 1967New Scientist 27 Apr. 209/2 Intermetallics are compounds of two or more metals, and are commonly found in alloys. 1972Sci. Amer. Aug. 46/3 They have successfully synthesized intermetallic compounds in which the hydrogen is held in the form of hydrides. |