Theme list: alloy with definitions
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| FRONT | WORD | BACK | DEFINITION |
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| — | MAT | EHST | [v. MATTED, MATTING°, MATS] [Wiktionary - Sense 10] An alloy of copper, tin, iron, etc.; white metal. |
| P | LEAD | SY | [v. -ED, -ING°, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A heavy, pliable, inelastic metal element, having a bright, bluish color, but easily tarnished; both malleable and ductile, though with little tenacity. It is easily fusible, forms alloys with other metals, and is an ingredient of solder and type metal. Atomic number 82, symbol Pb (from Latin plumbum). |
| — | ALLOY | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to combine to form an alloy «a homogenous mixture of metals» |
| — | BRASS | Y | [v. -ED, -ING, -ES] · to coat with brass «an alloy of copper and zinc» |
| — | BRAZE | DNRS | [v. BRAZED, BRAZING, BRAZES] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] To join two metal pieces, without melting them, using heat and diffusion of a jointing alloy of capillary thickness. |
| — | INGOT | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A solid block of more or less pure metal, often but not necessarily bricklike in shape and trapezoidal in cross-section, the result of pouring out and cooling molten metal, often immediately after smelting from raw ore or alloying from constituents. |
| — | INVAR | S | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] An alloy of iron containing 35.5% nickel, and having a very low coefficient of expansion. |
| — | METAL | S | [v. -ALED or -ALLED, -ALING or -ALLING, -ALS] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] Any material with similar physical properties as those chemical elements, especially as a combination of several of them, such as an alloy. |
| — | STEEL | SY | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to cover with steel «a tough iron alloy» |
| E | TERNE | S | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] An alloy coating made of lead and tin (or, more recently, zinc and tin), often with some antimony, used to cover iron or steel. |
| — | ALBATA | S | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A white alloy of copper, nickel and zinc, once used to make cheap cutlery etc |
| — | ALLOYS | — | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] plural of alloy |
| — | ALNICO | S | [n. -COS] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] An alloy of aluminium, nickel and cobalt, sometimes alloyed with smaller amounts of iron, copper, titanium and used primarily in the manufacture of magnets. |
| — | BILLON | S | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of several alloys of precious metals and base metals that are used (where legal) to make coins, medals etc. |
| — | BRONZE | DRS | [v. BRONZED, BRONZING°, BRONZES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A naturally occurring or man-made alloy of copper, usually in combination with tin, but also with one or more other metals. |
| — | CERMET | S | [n. -S] · ceramal «a heat-resistant alloy» / ----- { ceramal cermet § ceramals cermets } |
| — | EUREKA | S | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] Synonym of constantan (“copper-nickel alloy”). |
| — | INVARS | — | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] An alloy of iron containing 35.5% nickel, and having a very low coefficient of expansion. |
| F | LATTEN | S | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] An alloy of copper and tin, similar to bronze, with a sufficient portion of tin to make it a pewter-like color with yellowish tinge (rather than the brownish-gold color of bronze of higher copper content), once used in thin sheets and for domestic utensils and light-duty tools. |
| — | LATTIN | S | [n. -S] · latten «a brass-like alloy» / ----- { latten lattin § lattens lattins } |
| — | MAGNOX | — | [n. -ES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] An alloy of magnesium and aluminium used, with a non-oxidizing cover, as cladding for fuel rods in Magnox nuclear power stations. |
| — | NIELLO | S | [n. -LI or -LOS] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of various black metal alloys, made of sulphur with copper, silver or lead, used to create decorative designs on other metals. |
| — | OREIDE | S | [n. -S] · oroide «an alloy used to imitate gold» / ----- { oreide oreides oroide § oroides } |
| — | ORMOLU | S | [n. -S] · an alloy used to imitate gold |
| — | OROIDE | S | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] An alloy of copper and zinc or tin that has a gold color, used in making inexpensive jewelry. |
| — | OSMIUM | S | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A chemical element (symbol Os) with atomic number 76: a hard, brittle, heavy, bluish-white transition metal found as a trace element in alloys, mostly in platinum ores. |
| — | PEWTER | SY | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] An alloy of approximately 93–98% tin and 1–2% copper, and the balance of antimony. |
| — | SOLDER | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of various easily-melted alloys, commonly of tin and lead, that are used to mend, coat, or join metal objects, usually small. |
| — | STEELS | — | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to cover with steel «a tough iron alloy» |
| — | TAMBAC | S | [n. -S] · tombac «an alloy of copper and zinc» / ----- { tambac tambak tombac tomback tombak § tambacs tambaks tombacks tombacs tombaks } |
| — | TAMBAK | S | [n. -S] · tombac «an alloy of copper and zinc» / ----- { tambac tambak tombac tomback tombak § tambacs tambaks tombacks tombacs tombaks } |
| — | TERNES | — | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] An alloy coating made of lead and tin (or, more recently, zinc and tin), often with some antimony, used to cover iron or steel. |
| — | TOMBAC | KS | [n. -S] · an alloy of copper and zinc / ----- { tambac tambak tombac tomback tombak § tambacs tambaks tombacks tombacs tombaks } |
| — | TOMBAK | S | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] A brass alloy also known as red-bronze, usually containing 82-99% copper and the rest usually zinc. |
| — | ALBATAS | — | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A white alloy of copper, nickel and zinc, once used to make cheap cutlery etc |
| — | ALLOYED | — | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] simple past and past participle of alloy |
| — | ALNICOS | — | [n. -COS] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] An alloy of aluminium, nickel and cobalt, sometimes alloyed with smaller amounts of iron, copper, titanium and used primarily in the manufacture of magnets. |
| — | AMALGAM | S | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] An alloy containing mercury. |
| — | BILLONS | — | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of several alloys of precious metals and base metals that are used (where legal) to make coins, medals etc. |
| — | BRASSED | — | [v. -ED, -ING, -ES] · to coat with brass «an alloy of copper and zinc» |
| — | BRASSES | — | [v. -ED, -ING, -ES] · to coat with brass «an alloy of copper and zinc» |
| — | CERAMAL | S | [n. -S] · a heat-resistant alloy / ----- { ceramal cermet § ceramals cermets } |
| — | CERMETS | — | [n. -S] · ceramal «a heat-resistant alloy» / ----- { ceramal cermet § ceramals cermets } |
| F | LATTENS | — | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] An alloy of copper and tin, similar to bronze, with a sufficient portion of tin to make it a pewter-like color with yellowish tinge (rather than the brownish-gold color of bronze of higher copper content), once used in thin sheets and for domestic utensils and light-duty tools. |
| — | LATTINS | — | [n. -S] · latten «a brass-like alloy» / ----- { latten lattin § lattens lattins } |
| — | NITINOL | S | [n. -S] · an alloy of nickel and titanium |
| — | OREIDES | — | [n. -S] · oroide «an alloy used to imitate gold» / ----- { oreide oreides oroide § oroides } |
| — | ORMOLUS | — | [n. -S] · an alloy used to imitate gold |
| — | OROIDES | — | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] An alloy of copper and zinc or tin that has a gold color, used in making inexpensive jewelry. |
| — | PEWTERS | — | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] An alloy of approximately 93–98% tin and 1–2% copper, and the balance of antimony. |
| — | PEWTERY | — | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] An alloy of approximately 93–98% tin and 1–2% copper, and the balance of antimony. |
| — | SPELTER | S | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] Zinc alloyed with another metal (especially copper), used as a solder. |
| — | STEELED | — | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to cover with steel «a tough iron alloy» |
| — | TAENITE | S | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A mineral, found in certain meteorites, that is a magnetic alloy of iron and nickel |
| — | TAMBACS | — | [n. -S] · tombac «an alloy of copper and zinc» / ----- { tambac tambak tombac tomback tombak § tambacs tambaks tombacks tombacs tombaks } |
| — | TAMBAKS | — | [n. -S] · tombac «an alloy of copper and zinc» / ----- { tambac tambak tombac tomback tombak § tambacs tambaks tombacks tombacs tombaks } |
| — | TINFOIL | S | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A thin, pliable sheet of tin or an alloy of tin and lead, used as a protective wrapping. |
| — | TOMBACK | S | [n. -S] · tombac «an alloy of copper and zinc» / ----- { tambac tambak tombac tomback tombak § tambacs tambaks tombacks tombacs tombaks } |
| — | TOMBACS | — | [n. -S] · an alloy of copper and zinc / ----- { tambac tambak tombac tomback tombak § tambacs tambaks tombacks tombacs tombaks } |
| — | TOMBAKS | — | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] A brass alloy also known as red-bronze, usually containing 82-99% copper and the rest usually zinc. |
| — | ALLOYING | — | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] present participle and gerund of alloy |
| — | AMALGAMS | — | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] An alloy containing mercury. |
| — | BRASSING | — | [v. -ED, -ING, -ES] · to coat with brass «an alloy of copper and zinc» |
| — | CERAMALS | — | [n. -S] · a heat-resistant alloy / ----- { ceramal cermet § ceramals cermets } |
| — | CHEMICAL | S | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 4] Any specific chemical element or chemical compound or alloy. |
| — | CHROMOLY | S | [n. -LIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A kind of steel alloy containing some chromium and molybdenum. |
| — | DESILVER | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] To remove the silver from (an alloy). |
| — | ELECTRUM | S | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] An alloy of gold and silver, used by the ancients; now specifically a natural alloy with between 20 and 50 per cent silver. |
| — | EUTECTIC | S | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 3] A material that has the composition of a eutectic mixture or eutectic alloy. |
| — | KAMACITE | S | [n. -S] · an alloy of nickel and iron |
| — | MAGNOXES | — | [n. -ES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] An alloy of magnesium and aluminium used, with a non-oxidizing cover, as cladding for fuel rods in Magnox nuclear power stations. |
| — | MANGANIN | S | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of several alloys of copper, manganese and nickel used in the manufacture of electrical resistors because of the thermal stability of their resistance |
| — | NICHROME | S | [n. -S] · an alloy of nickel with chromium |
| — | NITINOLS | — | [n. -S] · an alloy of nickel and titanium |
| — | PEARLITE | S | [n. -S] · a cast-iron alloy |
| — | STEELING | — | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to cover with steel «a tough iron alloy» |
| — | STELLITE | S | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of a range of alloys of cobalt and chromium. |
| — | TAENITES | — | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A mineral, found in certain meteorites, that is a magnetic alloy of iron and nickel |
| — | TINSMITH | S | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A person who makes or repairs things with tin or similar alloys. |
| — | TITANIUM | S | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A chemical element, atomic number 22; it is a strong, corrosion-resistant transition metal, used to make light alloys for aircraft etc. |
| — | TOMBACKS | — | [n. -S] · tombac «an alloy of copper and zinc» / ----- { tambac tambak tombac tomback tombak § tambacs tambaks tombacks tombacs tombaks } |
| — | ZIRCALOY | S | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of a set of specialist alloys of zirconium |
| — | BABBITTRY | — | [n. -TRIES] · Derivative of babbitt «to line (a bearing) or face (a surface) with Babbitt metal or a similar soft alloy» |
| — | BRITANNIA | S | [n. -S] · © a white-metal alloy of tin, antimony, bismuth, copper, etc~. It somewhat resembles silver, and is used for table ware. Called also Britannia metal |
| — | CHROMOLYS | — | † a steel alloy made of chromium and molybdenum [n. -LIES] |
| — | DURALUMIN | S | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] An alloy of over 90% aluminium, 4% copper and traces of manganese, magnesium, iron and silicon, widely used in the aircraft industry. |
| — | ELECTRUMS | — | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] An alloy of gold and silver, used by the ancients; now specifically a natural alloy with between 20 and 50 per cent silver. |
| — | EUTECTICS | — | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 3] A material that has the composition of a eutectic mixture or eutectic alloy. |
| — | EUTECTOID | S | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Describing the phase-change reaction of an alloy in which, on cooling, a single solid phase transforms into two other solid phases. |
| — | KAMACITES | — | [n. -S] · an alloy of nickel and iron |
| — | MANGANESE | S | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A metallic chemical element (symbol Mn) with an atomic number of 25, not a free element in nature but often found in minerals in combination with iron, and useful in industrial alloy production. |
| — | MANGANINS | — | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of several alloys of copper, manganese and nickel used in the manufacture of electrical resistors because of the thermal stability of their resistance |
| — | NICHROMES | — | [n. -S] · an alloy of nickel with chromium |
| — | PEARLITES | — | [n. -S] · a cast-iron alloy |
| — | PERMALLOY | S | [n. -OYS] · any of various alloys containing iron and nickel (45-80 per cent) and sometimes smaller amounts of chromium and molybdenum |
| — | PINCHBECK | S | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] An alloy of copper and zinc once used as imitation gold for cheap jewelry. |
| — | PLATINOID | S | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 3] An alloy of copper (60%), zinc (24%), nickel (14%), tungsten (2%), and once used in heating elements |
| — | SOLDERING | — | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] A method of joining two metallic surfaces by melting an alloy between them. |
| — | STAINLESS | — | [n. -ES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Describing an alloy that is resistant to corrosion and discoloration. |
| — | STELLITES | — | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of a range of alloys of cobalt and chromium. |
| — | UNALLOYED | — | [a.] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Not alloyed; not in mixture with other metals; pure. |
| — | ZIRCALOYS | — | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of a set of specialist alloys of zirconium |
| — | AMALGAMATE | DS | [v. -MATED, -MATING, -MATES] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] To make an alloy of a metal and mercury. |
| — | BRITANNIAS | — | [n. -S] · © a white-metal alloy of tin, antimony, bismuth, copper, etc~. It somewhat resembles silver, and is used for table ware. Called also Britannia metal |
| — | CHROMOLIES | — | [n. -LIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A kind of steel alloy containing some chromium and molybdenum. |
| — | CONSTANTAN | S | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] An alloy of copper and nickel whose resistivity is constant over a wide temperature range. |
| — | DURALUMINS | — | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] An alloy of over 90% aluminium, 4% copper and traces of manganese, magnesium, iron and silicon, widely used in the aircraft industry. |
| — | METALLURGY | — | [n. -GIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The science of metals; their extraction from ores, purification and alloying, heat treatment, and working. |
| — | MOLYBDENUM | S | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A chemical element (symbol Mo) with an atomic number of 42: a silvery metal, not found as a free element, used in steel alloys. |
| — | OSMIRIDIUM | S | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A hard, corrosion-resistant alloy of osmium and iridium, used in pen nibs. |
| — | PERMALLOYS | — | [n. -OYS] · any of various alloys containing iron and nickel (45-80 per cent) and sometimes smaller amounts of chromium and molybdenum |
| — | PINCHBECKS | — | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] An alloy of copper and zinc once used as imitation gold for cheap jewelry. |
| — | PLATINOIDS | — | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 3] An alloy of copper (60%), zinc (24%), nickel (14%), tungsten (2%), and once used in heating elements |
| — | SUPERALLOY | S | [n. -LOYS] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of several high-performance alloys that are resistant to high temperatures. |
| — | TERNEPLATE | S | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Thin iron or steel sheeting coated with an alloy of lead and tin (or, more recently, zinc and tin), often with some antimony. |
| — | TOUCHSTONE | S | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A stone used to verify the quality of gold alloys by rubbing them in order to leave a visible trace. |
| — | AMALGAMATED | — | [v. -MATED, -MATING, -MATES] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] To make an alloy of a metal and mercury. |
| — | AMALGAMATES | — | [v. -MATED, -MATING, -MATES] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] To make an alloy of a metal and mercury. |
| — | BABBITTRIES | — | [n. -TRIES] · Derivative of babbitt «to line (a bearing) or face (a surface) with Babbitt metal or a similar soft alloy» |
| — | CONSTANTANS | — | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] An alloy of copper and nickel whose resistivity is constant over a wide temperature range. |
| — | CUPRONICKEL | S | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] An alloy of copper containing from 10 to 40% nickel. |
| — | OSMIRIDIUMS | — | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A hard, corrosion-resistant alloy of osmium and iridium, used in pen nibs. |
| — | SUPERALLOYS | — | [n. -LOYS] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of several high-performance alloys that are resistant to high temperatures. |
| — | TERNEPLATES | — | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Thin iron or steel sheeting coated with an alloy of lead and tin (or, more recently, zinc and tin), often with some antimony. |
| — | TINSMITHING | S | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The trade of a tinsmith; making or repairing things of tin or similar alloys. |
| — | AMALGAMATING | — | [v. -MATED, -MATING, -MATES] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] To make an alloy of a metal and mercury. |
| — | CUPRONICKELS | — | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] An alloy of copper containing from 10 to 40% nickel. |
| — | FERROSILICON | S | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] An alloy of iron and silicon used in steelmaking. |
| — | SPIEGELEISEN | S | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A ferromanganese alloy containing approximately 15% manganese and small quantities of carbon and silicon. |
| — | SUPERPLASTIC | — | [a.] · (of a metal, alloy, etc~) very easily moulded at high temperatures without fracturing |
| — | SYMMETALLISM | S | [n. -S] · the use of an alloy of two or more metals in fixed relative value as the standard of value and currency |
| — | FERROSILICONS | — | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] An alloy of iron and silicon used in steelmaking. |
| — | HYPEREUTECTIC | — | [a.] · (of a mixture or alloy with two components) containing more of the minor component than a eutectic mixture Compare hypoeutectic~ |
| — | HYPOEUTECTOID | — | [a.] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] A hypoeutectic alloy |
| — | METALLOGRAPHY | — | [n. -PHIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The study of the structure of metals and their alloys, by any of a variety of techniques |
| — | SYMMETALLISMS | — | [n. -S] · the use of an alloy of two or more metals in fixed relative value as the standard of value and currency |
| — | FERROMANGANESE | S | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] An alloy, of iron and manganese, used in the manufacture of steel. |
| — | HYPEREUTECTOID | — | [a.] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] A hypereutectic alloy |
| — | METALLOGRAPHER | S | [n. -S] · Derivative of metallography «the branch of metallurgy concerned with the composition and structure of metals and alloys» |
| — | MICROSTRUCTURE | S | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] The fine structure of a pure metal or alloy, as revealed by magnifications of 25X or greater. |
| — | PYROMETALLURGY | — | [n. -GIES] · the branch of metallurgy involving processes performed at high temperatures, including sintering, roasting, smelting, casting, refining, alloying, and heat treatment |
| — | FERROMANGANESES | — | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] An alloy, of iron and manganese, used in the manufacture of steel. |
| — | METALLOGRAPHERS | — | [n. -S] · Derivative of metallography «the branch of metallurgy concerned with the composition and structure of metals and alloys» |
| — | METALLURGICALLY | — | [b.] · Derivative of metallurgy «the scientific study of the extraction, refining, alloying, and fabrication of metals and of their structure and properties» |
| — | MICROSTRUCTURES | — | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] The fine structure of a pure metal or alloy, as revealed by magnifications of 25X or greater. |
| — | SUPERPLASTICITY | — | [n. -TIES] · Derivative of superplastic «(of a metal, alloy, etc~) very easily moulded at high temperatures without fracturing» |
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