n.
Pronunciation: ' o ̇ s-t ə - ˌ n ī t, ' äs-
Function: noun
Etymology: French, from Sir W. C. Roberts- Austen † 1902 English metallurgist
Date: 1901
: a solid solution in iron of carbon and sometimes other solutes that occurs as a constituent of steel under certain conditions
– aus · ten · it · ic \ ˌ o ̇ s-t ə - ' ni-tik, ˌ äs- \ adjective