SINCE 1828
aluminothermy
noun
alu·mi·no·ther·my
plural -es
Definition of aluminothermy
: a process of producing great heat and strong chemical reduction by oxidizing finely divided aluminum with oxygen taken from another metal, this metal being thus reduced from its oxide (as molten iron is obtained from iron oxide in welding by the Thermit process)
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