thermite

English

Etymology

From German Thermit, from Ancient Greek θερμός (thermós, “heat”) + -it; comparable to English therm- +‎ -ite.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈθɜː(ɹ).maɪt/
• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)maɪt

Noun

thermite (countable and uncountable, plural thermites)

1. (chemistry) A mixture of a metal and a metal oxide capable of producing a thermite reaction, such as aluminium metal and ferric oxide; used in incendiary devices.

Translations

mixture of aluminum and ferric oxide

• Bulgarian: термит m (termit)
• Catalan: termita f
• Dutch: thermiet (nl) n
• Esperanto: termito
• Finnish: termiitti (fi)
• German: Thermit (de) n
• Japanese: テルミット (terumitto)
• Polish: termit (pl) m
• Russian: терми́т (ru) m (termít)
• Spanish: termita (es) f
• Swedish: termit (sv) c

Anagrams

• meriteth

French

Noun

thermite f (plural thermites)

1. thermite

Further reading

• “thermite”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.