solid solution
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1. 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 (noun.substance)
| hypernym | : | solution, |
| definition | : | a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | austenite, |
| definition | : | a solid solution of ferric carbide or carbon in iron; cools to form pearlite or martensite (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | ferrite, |
| definition | : | a solid solution in which alpha iron is the solvent (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | martensite, |
| definition | : | 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; responsible for the hardness of quenched steel (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | double salt, |
| definition | : | a solution of two simple salts that forms a single substance on crystallization (noun.substance) |
| substance meronym | : | alloy, metal, |
| definition | : | a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten (noun.substance) |
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