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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English metallic English intermetallic From inter- + metallic.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Of, relating to, acting between, or comprising two or more metals.
An intermetallic compound must be present, the high freezing-point of which indicates that it is formed from its components with the liberation of a large amount of energy.
2003, C. H. Desch, Intermetallic Compounds - Physics and Chemistry, Wexford College Press, →ISBN, page 7: