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OROIDE

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o⋅ro⋅ide

  [awr-oh-ahyd, ohr-]
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–noun
an alloy containing copper, tin, etc., used to imitate gold.
Also, oreide.

Origin:
1865–70, Americanism; < F or gold (< L aurum) + -oide -oid
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o·ro·ide   (ôr'ō-īd', ōr'-)   
n.  An alloy of copper, zinc, and tin, used in imitation gold jewelry.

[Alteration of French oréide : or, gold; see or3 + -éide, resembling (from Greek -oeidēs, -oid).]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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