primary solid solution

Definitions of primary solid solution

1. noun

   a homogeneous solid that can exist over a range of component chemicals; a constituent of alloys that is formed when atoms of an element are incorporated into the crystals of a metal
   synonyms: solid solution

   types:

   austenite

   a solid solution of ferric carbide or carbon in iron; cools to form pearlite or martensite

   ferrite

   a solid solution in which alpha iron is the solvent

   martensite

   a solid solution of carbon in alpha-iron that is formed when steel is cooled so rapidly that the change from austenite to pearlite is suppressed; responsible for the hardness of quenched steel

   double salt

   a solution of two simple salts that forms a single substance on crystallization

   alum, potash alum, potassium alum

   a white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum: the potassium double sulfate of aluminum

   alum, ammonia alum, ammonium alum

   a white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum: the ammonium double sulfate of aluminum

   Rochelle salt, Rochelle salts, potassium sodium tartrate

   a double salt used in Seidlitz powder; acts as a cathartic

   Paris green

   a toxic double salt of copper arsenate and copper acetate

   type of:

   solution

   a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution