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单词 thermite
释义

thermite

noun

ther·​mite ˈthər-ˌmīt How to pronounce thermite (audio)
: a mixture of aluminum powder and a metal oxide (such as iron oxide) that when ignited evolves a great deal of heat and is used in welding and in incendiary bombs

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web This is a game as much about being able to think clearly under pressure as anything else, but it’s also about knowing where to lay down a thermite or gas grenade, whether or not to equip a Stim, and when to slide in fast or take a corner slow. Erik Kain, Forbes, 12 Nov. 2021 For each explosion, the pyrotechnist produced a custom thermite mix from his extensive chemical library, wrapped it in nitrocellulose (flash paper), suspended it from a wire, and lit the fuse. Wired, 31 Oct. 2019 In the future, the photographer plans to test out more exotic thermites like bismuth trioxide and manganese dioxide. Wired, 31 Oct. 2019 Homemade thermite can destroy washing machines or make a hole in a frozen lake. David Hambling, Popular Mechanics, 13 Apr. 2018 Hari also allegedly stored a copy of the Anarchist's Handbook, which includes instructions for creating the thermite used in the pipe bombs. Anchorage Daily News, 14 Mar. 2018 Ukraine's intelligence service believes that Russian drones are bombing the country's ammo dumps with thermite grenades. Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 27 Sep. 2017 In December 2015, drones dropped 14 thermite grenades on the Balakliya ammo dump but Ukrainian soldiers extinguished the grenades before a catastrophe occurred. Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 27 Sep. 2017 The drone is believed to have carried a ZMG-1 thermite grenade. Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 27 July 2017 See More

Word History

Etymology

therm- + -ite entry 1

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined above

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