intermetallic compound

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intermetallic compound (plural intermetallic compounds)

  1. (inorganic chemistry) any solid material, composed of two or more metal atoms in a definite proportion, that has a definite structure which differs from those of its constituent metals
    • 2003, C. H. Desch, Intermetallic Compounds - Physics and Chemistry‎[1], Wexford College Press, →ISBN, page 7:
      An intermetallic compound must be present, the high freezing-point of which indicates that it is formed from its components with the liberation of a large amount of energy.

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