eutectic

  1. Adjective.  (physics) Describing the lowest possible temperature at which a mixture of substances solidifies or melts.
  2. Noun.  The temperature of the eutectic point.
  3. Noun.  A eutectic mixture or eutectic alloy; a eutectoid.

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