alloy

🇺🇸 /ˈælɔɪ/ 🇬🇧 /ˈælɔɪ/
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noun
R

a metal made by mixing two or more metals together

Steel is an alloy made from iron and carbon.

verb
R

to mix metals together to make a new metal

They alloy copper with zinc to make brass.

translation

n. a metal made by mixing two or more metals together
v. to mix metals together to make a new metal

Word Forms

3rd Present alloys
Past alloyed
Perfect alloyed
Progressive alloying
Plural alloys