Definition of Solid solution

1. Noun. A homogeneous solid that can exist over a range of component chemicals; a constituent of alloys that is formed when atoms of an element are incorporated into the crystals of a metal.

Exact synonyms: Primary Solid Solution
Substance meronyms: Alloy, Metal
Generic synonyms: Solution
Specialized synonyms: Austenite, Ferrite, Martensite, Double Salt

Definition of Solid solution

1. Noun. (physics) Any homogenous crystalline solid, consisting of more than one type of molecule or atom randomly dispersed, in which the structure is independent of its composition. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Solid Solution

solid emulsion
solid figure
solid geometry
solid ground
solid lesion of spleen
solid oedema
solid of revolution
solid phase
solid rocket
solid rockets
solid shot
solid slug
solid sol
solid solution (current term)
solid state
solid state laser
solid tori
solid torus
solid tumour
solidago
solidagoes
solidagos
solidare
solidares
solidarily
solidarism
solidarisms
solidarist

Literary usage of Solid solution

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Phase Rule and Its Applications by Alexander Findlay (1908)
"On the other hand, the conception of a solid solution is one which in many cases is found more difficult to appreciate; and the existence and behaviour of ..."

2. The Phase Rule and Its Applications by Alexander Findlay (1904)
"On the other hand, the conception of a solid solution is one which in many cases is found more difficult to appreciate; and the existence and behaviour of ..."

3. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1910)
"This uniform distribution of a solid substance throughout the mass of another, so as to form a homogeneous material, is called " solid solution," and we may ..."

4. The Metallurgy of Iron and Steel by Bradley Stoughton (1908)
"This solid solution, of course, is not in a normal condition, ... In other words, we have only a very small amount of solid solution formed, which probably ..."

5. The Metallurgy of Iron and Steel by Bradley Stoughton (1908)
"This solid solution, of course, is not in a normal condition, ... In other words, we have only a very small amount of solid solution formed, which probably ..."

6. The Metallography and Heat Treatment of Iron and Steel by Albert Sauveur (1918)
"The first solid solution is universally called austenite while the hypothesis leads almost irresistibly to regarding the solid solution in beta iron as ..."

7. Materials of Construction: Their Manufacture, Properties, and Uses by Adelbert Philo Mills (1915)
"On the other hand, if an excess of iron is present " austenite," the solid solution of iron and carbide of iron which is normal at all temperatures above ..."

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