thermite

English

Etymology

From German Thermit, from Ancient Greek θερμός (thermós, “heat”) + -it; comparable to English therm- +‎ -ite.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈθɜː(ɹ).maɪt/
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)maɪt

Noun

thermite (countable and uncountable, plural thermites)

(chemistry) A mixture of a metal and a metal oxide capable of producing a thermite reaction, such as aluminium metal and ferric oxide; used in incendiary devices.

Translations

mixture of aluminum and ferric oxide

Catalan: termita f
Dutch: thermiet (nl) n
Esperanto: termito
Finnish: termiitti (fi)
German: Thermit (de) n

Japanese: テルミット (terumitto)
Polish: termit (pl) m
Russian: терми́т (ru) m (termít)
Spanish: termita f
Swedish: termit (sv) c

Anagrams

meriteth

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