Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun gamma_iron

1 sense of gamma iron

Sense 1
gamma iron -- (a nonmagnetic allotrope of iron that is the basis of austenite; stable between 906 and 1403 degrees centigrade)
       => iron, Fe, atomic number 26 -- (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)