Main Entry:

aus·ten·ite

Pronunciation:

\ˈȯs-tə-ˌnīt, ˈäs-\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

French, from Sir W. C. Roberts-Austen †1902 English metallurgist

Date:

1901

: a solid solution in iron of carbon and sometimes other solutes that occurs as a constituent of steel under certain conditions

— aus·ten·it·ic \ˌȯs-tə-ˈni-tik, ˌäs-\ adjective