a process for reducing metallic oxides using finely divided aluminium powder. The mixture of aluminium and the oxide is ignited, causing the aluminium to be oxidized and the metal oxide to be reduced to the metal
Also called: thermite process
aluminothermy in American English
(əˈlumənoʊˌθɜrmi)
noun
a metallurgical process in which aluminum reduces another metal from its oxide, simultaneouslyreleasing great heat