aluminothermicadj.
/əˌluːmᵻnə(ʊ)ˈθəːmɪk/, /əˌljuːmᵻnə(ʊ)ˈθəːmɪk/, U.S. /əˌlumənəˈθərmɪk/ Metallurgy.
Of or relating to aluminothermy; liable to undergo aluminothermy.
ΘΚΠ
the world > matter > chemistry > chemical reactions or processes > [adjective] > of or relating to named chemical reactions or processes > of or relating to miscellaneous other processes
caking1727
neutralizing1784
humid1800
regenerated1874
aluminothermic1900
buffered1917
olated1931
oxo1945
wet-chemical1967
1900 Amer. Architect & Building News 10 Nov. 42/2 M. Leon Guillet gives..a well-written account of the new ‘aluminothermic’ processes for reducing metals from their oxides.
1916 Chambers's Jrnl. Apr. 270/1 In the preparation of the cobalt for combination with the steel, what is known as the alumino-thermic process is practised.
1981 Environmental Health Perspectives 40 56/2 Chromium metal is made commercially in the U.S. by two principal processes: (a) an electrolytic and (b) an aluminothermic reduction procedure in which chromic oxide is reduced with finely divided aluminum.
2009 Philadelphia Daily News (Nexis) 11 Sept. 18 Scientists have found unignited aluminothermic explosive material in the dust that covered the lower part of Manhattan after the attacks.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
<
adj.1900