thermite

/thur-mahyt/US // ˈθɜr maɪt //

热岩,热熔岩,热力岩,热熔石

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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- : a mixture of finely-divided metallic aluminum and ferric oxide that when ignited produces extremely high temperatures as the result of the union of the aluminum with the oxygen of the oxide: used in welding, incendiary bombs, etc.

Sawdust-packed thermite grenades were stacked right up to the perforated pipes of the sprinkler system.
She fired a charge of thermite in my head, and it seared its way down my arm to my fingers.
A mixture of aluminium with various metallic oxides, ready prepared for such purposes, is sold under the name of thermite.
The thermite was piled generously in a ridge all the way around.
He leveled his pistol at the thermite ridge where it was nearest to him.