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Word: Alloy
Speech Type: Noun
late 16th century: from Old French aloi (noun) and French aloyer (verb), both from Old French aloier, aleier ‘combine’, from Latin alligare ‘bind’. In early use the term denoted the comparative purity of gold or silver; the sense ‘mixture of metals’ arose in the mid 17th century
ˈalɔɪ
a metal made by combining two or more metallic elements, especially to give greater strength or resistance to corrosion
Short Definition:mixed metal
Examples:- an alloy of nickel, bronze, and zinc
- alloy wheels
Word: Alloy
Speech Type: Verb
əˈlɔɪ
mix (metals) to make an alloy
Short Definition:mix metals
Examples:- alloying tin with copper to make bronze
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