# bainite

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A microstructure of steel consisting of needle-like particles of cementite embedded in a ferrite matrix.

## Etymology
From Bain + -ite, after metallurgist Edgar Bain.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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