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Carboloy

car·bo·loy

uncommon

noun

1.

an alloy based on tungsten with cobalt or nickel as a binder; used in making metal-cutting tools

Origin

Blend of carbon + alloy. Originally (from 1928) a trademark of General Electric and its subsidiary GE Carboloy, the latter now a part of Seco Tools.

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