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hardenite

noun

Etymology

From harden + -ite?

  1. inherited from hardenen
  2. formed as hardenite — “harden + -ite”

Definitions

  1. A structureless mixture of martensite and austenite.

    • Technical terms like ferrite, perlite, graphite, and hardenite were bandied to and fro, and when Paget glibly brought out such a rare exotic as ferro-molybdenum, Benson forgot that he was a master ship-builder,[…]

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