alloy:1
noun1593{ds||1||}
- the degree of mixture with base metals : fineness
- a substance composed of two or more metals or of a metal and a nonmetal intimately united usually by being fused together and dissolving in each other when molten; also : the state of union of the components
- an admixture that lessens value
alloy:2
verb1625{ds||3||}
- temper, moderate
- to impair or debase by admixture
- to reduce the purity of by mixing with a less valuable metal
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