alloy

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I - noun

1. a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten
- brass is an alloy of zinc and copper
• Syn:
metal
• Derivationally related forms:
metallic (for: metal), metal (for: metal)
• Hypernyms:
mixture
• Hyponyms:
heavy metal, 18-karat gold, 22-karat gold, oroide, oreide,
Alnico, amalgam, dental amalgam, fusible metal, electrum, pewter,
pinchbeck, pot metal, solder, white gold, type metal, white metal,
bearing metal, Babbitt metal, babbitt, Britannia metal, Carboloy, steel,
cheoplastic metal, copper-base alloy, dental gold, Duralumin, Inconel, Invar,
nickel-base alloy, nickel alloy, nickel silver, German silver, pyrophoric alloy, shot metal,
shot metal, sterling silver, tombac, tombak, tambac,
Wood's metal, Wood's alloy
• Substance Meronyms:
solid solution, primary solid solution
2. the state of impairing the quality or reducing the value of something
• Syn:
admixture
• Hypernyms:
impurity, impureness

II - verb

1. lower in value by increasing the base-metal content
• Syn:
debase
• Derivationally related forms:
debaser (for: debase)
• Topics:
metallurgy
• Hypernyms:
devalue
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
2. make an alloy of
• Topics:
chemistry, chemical science, metallurgy
• Hypernyms:
blend, flux, mix, conflate, commingle,
immix, fuse, coalesce, meld, combine, merge
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  admixture, metal, debase