ther|mite

ther|mite
ther|mite «THUR myt», noun.
a mixture of powdered aluminum and the oxide of one or more chemically weak metals, usually iron, that produces an extremely high temperature when ignited, used in welding and in incendiary bombs.
[< therm- + -ite1]

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