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GAMMA IRON

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• GAMMA IRON (noun)
The noun GAMMA IRON has 1 sense:

1. a nonmagnetic allotrope of iron that is the basis of austenite; stable between 906 and 1403 degrees centigrade

Familiarity information: GAMMA IRON used as a noun is very rare.

• GAMMA IRON (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A nonmagnetic allotrope of iron that is the basis of austenite; stable between 906 and 1403 degrees centigrade

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Nouns denoting substances

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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