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noun
The paramagnetic form of alpha iron (ferrite).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Qualifier: former nomenclature
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Broader terms: mul:α-Fe, alpha iron, ferrite, iron, metal, material
noun
an allotrope of iron that is the same as alpha iron except that it is nonmagnetic; stable between 768 and 906 degrees centigrade
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: iron, Fe, atomic number 26
History
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