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GAMMA IRON
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A nonmagnetic allotrope of iron that is the basis of austenite; stable between 906 and 1403 degrees centigrade
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("gamma iron" is a kind of...):
atomic number 26; Fe; iron (a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood)
Holonyms ("gamma iron" is a substance of...):
austenite (a solid solution of ferric carbide or carbon in iron; cools to form pearlite or martensite)
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