thermite noun.
['Ɵǝ:mʌɪt] E20.[from THERM(O- + -ITE1.]A mixture of finely divided aluminium with a metal oxide, esp. an iron oxide, which produces a very high temperature (
c 3000
C) when ignited.
Comb.:
thermite process (a) the reduction of finely divided oxides of iron or other metals by an exothermic reaction with finely divided aluminium; (b) thermite welding; thermite welding fusion welding in which the heat and the weld metal are produced by the thermite process. [TahlilGaran] English Dictionary ▲