eutectic
eu·tec·tic/juˈtɛk.tɪk/adjective, noun
eutectic is spelled E-U-T-E-C-T-I-C: 8 letters and 3 syllables (eu·tec·tic). It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, eutectic means “Describing the chemical composition or temperature of a mixture of substances that gives the lowest temperature at which the mixture becomes fully…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in eutectic?
| Letters | 8: E-U-T-E-C-T-I-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: eu·tec·tic |
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 107,757th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is eutectic?
Eutectic appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce eutectic?
- US /juˈtɛk.tɪk/
Eutectic has 3 syllables, split eu·tec·tic in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-eutectic.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of eutectic
- eutectics plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does eutectic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Describing the chemical composition or temperature of a mixture of substances that gives the lowest temperature at which the mixture becomes fully molten. A further requirement is that that temperature is lower than the melting point of any of the pure component substances.
- 2
Describing the thermodynamic equilibrium conditions where a liquid coexists with two solid phases.
For a mixture with two components at a fixed pressure, the eutectic reaction can only happen at a fixed chemical composition and temperature, called the eutectic point.
noun
- 1
A material that has the composition of a eutectic mixture or eutectic alloy.
- 2
The temperature of the eutectic point.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Eutectic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | eutektisch , Eutektikum |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does eutectic come from?
From Ancient Greek εὔτηκτος (eútēktos, “easily melted”), from εὖ (eû, “well”) + τήκω (tḗkō, “to melt”). Coined as an adjective (along with the noun eutexia) by British scientist Frederick Guthrie in 1884.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).