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subong [sú.bung.] : alloy (n.)

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alloy
n. (substance)1. alloy, metala mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten.; "brass is an alloy of zinc and copper"
~ mixture(chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding).
~ heavy metala metal of relatively high density (specific gravity greater than about 5) or of high relative atomic weight (especially one that is poisonous like mercury or lead).
~ 18-karat goldan alloy that contains 75 per cent gold.
~ 22-karat goldan alloy that contains 87 per cent gold.
~ oreide, oroidealloy of copper and tin and zinc; used in imitation gold jewelry.
~ alnicotrade name for an alloy used to make high-energy permanent magnets; contains aluminum and iron and nickel plus cobalt or copper or titanium.
~ amalgam, dental amalgaman alloy of mercury with another metal (usually silver) used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth; except for iron and platinum all metals dissolve in mercury and chemists refer to the resulting mercury mixtures as amalgams.
~ fusible metalan alloy with a low melting point and used as solder and in safety plugs and sprinkler fuses.
~ electruman alloy of gold and silver.
~ pewterany of various alloys of tin with small amounts of other metals (especially lead).
~ pinchbeckan alloy of copper and zinc that is used in cheap jewelry to imitate gold.
~ pot metalan alloy of copper and lead used especially for making large pots.
~ solderan alloy (usually of lead and tin) used when melted to join two metal surfaces.
~ white golda pale alloy of gold usually with platinum or nickel or palladium.
~ type metalan alloy of tin and lead and antimony used to make printing type.
~ bearing metal, white metalan alloy (often of lead or tin base) used for bearings.
~ babbitt, babbitt metalan alloy of tin with some copper and antimony; a lining for bearings that reduces friction.
~ britannia metalan alloy similar to pewter.
~ carboloyan alloy based on tungsten with cobalt or nickel as a binder; used in making metal-cutting tools.
~ steelan alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a wide range.
~ cheoplastic metalany alloy that fuses at low temperatures and can be used molding artificial teeth.
~ copper-base alloyany alloy whose principal component is copper.
~ dental goldan alloy of gold used in dentistry.
~ duraluminan aluminum-based alloy.
~ inconela nickel-base alloy with chromium and iron; used in gas-turbine blades.
~ invaran alloy of iron and nickel having a low coefficient of thermal expansion; used in tuning forks and measuring tapes and other instruments.
~ nickel-base alloy, nickel alloyan alloy whose main constituent is nickel.
~ german silver, nickel silvera silver-white alloy containing copper and zinc and nickel.
~ pyrophoric alloyan alloy that emits sparks when struck or scratched with steel; used in lighter flints.
~ shot metalan alloy that is 98% lead and 2% arsenic; used in making small shot.
~ primary solid solution, solid solutiona 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.
~ stellitea very hard alloy of cobalt and chromium with cobalt as the principal ingredient; used to make cutting tools and for surfaces subject to heavy wear.
~ sterling silvera silver alloy with no more than 7.5% copper.
~ tambac, tombac, tombakan alloy of copper and zinc (and sometimes arsenic) used to imitate gold in cheap jewelry and for gilding.
~ wood's alloy, wood's metala fusible alloy that is half bismuth plus lead, tin, and cadmium; melts at about 160 degrees Fahrenheit.
n. (state)2. admixture, alloythe state of impairing the quality or reducing the value of something.
~ impureness, impuritythe condition of being impure.
v. (change)3. alloy, debaselower in value by increasing the base-metal content.
~ metallurgythe science and technology of metals.
~ devaluelower the value or quality of.; "The tear devalues the painting"
v. (change)4. alloymake an alloy of.
~ chemical science, chemistrythe science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions.
~ metallurgythe science and technology of metals.
~ coalesce, conflate, fuse, immix, mix, commingle, merge, blend, flux, meld, combinemix together different elements.; "The colors blend well"