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alloy

al·loy

UK/əˈlɔɪ/ US/ˈæ.lɔɪ/ uncommon archaic
noun (2) verb (2)

noun

1.

a 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”
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2.

the state of impairing the quality or reducing the value of something

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verb

1.

lower in value by increasing the base-metal content

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2.

make an alloy of

Origin

Modification of Middle English alayen after Etymology 1, from Middle French allayer, vairant of allier, from Old French allier (“assemble, join”), from Latin alligare (“bind to, tie to”), compound of ad (“to”) + ligare (“to bind”).

Phrases

  • alloy steel
  • alloy wheel
  • Alloys in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)
  • eutectic alloy
  • Field's alloy
  • Heusler alloy
  • high entropy alloy
  • high-entropy alloy
  • in .
  • Lipowitz's alloy

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