| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| austenite |
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| SYLLABICATION: | aus·ten·ite |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  ô st -n t |
| NOUN: | A nonmagnetic solid solution of ferric carbide or carbon in iron, used in making corrosion-resistant steel. | | ETYMOLOGY: | After Sir William Chandler Roberts-Austen (1843–1902), British metallurgist. | | OTHER FORMS: | austen·itic (- tk) —ADJECTIVE
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