| NOUN | substance | solid solution, primary solid solution | a homogeneous solid that can exist over a range of component chemicals |
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| Meaning | A homogeneous solid that can exist over a range of component chemicals; a constituent of alloys that is formed when atoms of an element are incorporated into the crystals of a metal. | |
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| Synonym | primary solid solution | |
| Narrower | austenite | A solid solution of ferric carbide or carbon in iron |
| double salt | A solution of two simple salts that forms a single substance on crystallization | |
| ferrite | A solid solution in which alpha iron is the solvent | |
| martensite | A solid solution of carbon in alpha-iron that is formed when steel is cooled so rapidly that the change from austenite to pearlite is suppressed | |
| Broader | solution | A homogeneous mixture of two or more substances |
| Substance of | alloy, metal | A mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten |
| Spanish | solución sólida, solución sólida primaria | |
| Catalan | solució sòlida | |
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