anchieutectic

adjective

an·​chi·​eu·​tec·​tic

¦aŋkēyü¦tektik

: having minerals in practically eutectic proportions

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from German anchi-eutektisch, from Greek anchí "near" + German eutektisch eutectic entry 1

First Known Use

1907, in the meaning defined above

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