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WOOD'S ALLOY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Wood's alloy mean?
• WOOD'S ALLOY (noun)
The noun WOOD'S ALLOY has 1 sense:
1. a fusible alloy that is half bismuth plus lead, tin, and cadmium; melts at about 160 degrees Fahrenheit
Familiarity information: WOOD'S ALLOY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A fusible alloy that is half bismuth plus lead, tin, and cadmium; melts at about 160 degrees Fahrenheit
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("Wood's alloy" is a kind of...):
alloy; metal (a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten)
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