Alloy

Definition:

  • (v. t.) Any combination or compound of metals fused together; a mixture of metals; for example, brass, which is an alloy of copper and zinc. But when mercury is one of the metals, the compound is called an amalgam.
  • (v. t.) The quality, or comparative purity, of gold or silver; fineness.
  • (v. t.) A baser metal mixed with a finer.
  • (v. t.) Admixture of anything which lessens the value or detracts from; as, no happiness is without alloy.
  • (v. t.) To reduce the purity of by mixing with a less valuable substance; as, to alloy gold with silver or copper, or silver with copper.
  • (v. t.) To mix, as metals, so as to form a compound.
  • (v. t.) To abate, impair, or debase by mixture; to allay; as, to alloy pleasure with misfortunes.
  • (v. t.) To form a metallic compound.

Compare alloy with other words:

alloy vs. composition

alloo vs. alloy

allod vs. alloy

allow vs. alloy

allot vs. alloy

alloy vs. ally

alley vs. alloy

alfenide vs. alloy

alloy vs. sterrometal

alloy vs. minargent

alloy vs. caracoly

alloy vs. neogen

alloy vs. platiniridium

alloy vs. quartation

alloy vs. similor

alloy vs. oroide

alloy vs. calin

alloy vs. iron

alloy vs. dross

alloy vs. metallography

alloy vs. billon

alloy vs. latten

alloy vs. pinchbeck

alloy vs. platinoid

alloy vs. soldering

alloy vs. carbide

albata vs. alloy

alloy vs. contemn

alloy vs. tinsmith

alloy vs. recrystallization

alloy vs. parting

alloy vs. desilver

alloy vs. pewter

alloy vs. metallurgy

alloy vs. mixture

alloy vs. amalgamate

alloy vs. refine

alloy vs. electrum

alloy vs. solder

allay vs. alloy

alloy vs. amalgamation

alloy vs. tincture

alloy vs. steel

alloy vs. kilogram

alloy vs. amalgam

alloy vs. titanium

alloy vs. brass

alloy vs. debase

alloy vs. impair

alloy vs. mix

alloy vs. stain

alloy vs. taint

alloy vs. element

admixture vs. alloy

alloy vs. metal

alloy vs. bronze

alloy vs. composite