silicothermic

adjective

sil·​i·​co·​thermic

¦silə̇(ˌ)kō+

: of or relating to a method of producing heat and chemical reduction by oxidizing finely crushed silicon or ferrosilicon with oxygen taken from another metal (such as chromium)

Word History

Etymology

silic- + thermic

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