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noun
1.
a substance composed of two or more metals, or of a metal or metals with a nonmetal, intimately mixed, as by fusion or electrodeposition.
2.
a less costly metal mixed with a more valuable one.
3.
standard; quality; fineness.
4.
admixture, as of good with evil.
5.
anything added that serves to reduce quality or purity.
verb (used with object)
6.
to mix (metals or metal with nonmetal) so as to form an alloy.
7.
to reduce in value by an admixture of a less costly metal.
8.
to debase, impair, or reduce by admixture; adulterate.
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Alloys
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
Origin:
1590–1600; < Middle French aloi, Old French alei, noun derivative of aleier to combine < Latin alligāre to bind up, equivalent to al- al- + ligāre to bind (see ally, ligament); replacing earlier allay, Middle English < Anglo-French allai
1590–1600; < Middle French aloi, Old French alei, noun derivative of aleier to combine < Latin alligāre to bind up, equivalent to al- al- + ligāre to bind (see ally, ligament); replacing earlier allay, Middle English < Anglo-French allai
Related forms
un·al·loyed, adjective
Synonyms
4. fusion, blend, composite.
4. fusion, blend, composite.
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alloy  (āl'oi') Pronunciation Key
A metallic substance made by mixing and fusing two or more metals, or a metal and a nonmetal, to obtain desirable qualities such as hardness, lightness, and strength. Brass, bronze, and steel are all alloys. |
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