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21List of copper alloys — Copper alloys are metal alloys that have copper as their principal component. They have high resistance against corrosion. The best known traditional types are bronze, where tin is a significant addition, and brass, using zinc instead. Both these …
22alloy — n. /al oy, euh loy /; v. /euh loy /, n. 1. a substance composed of two or more metals, or of a metal or metals with a nonmetal, intimately mixed, as by fusion or electrodeposition. 2. a less costly metal mixed with a more valuable one. 3.… …
23copper — copper1 /kop euhr/, n. 1. a malleable, ductile, metallic element having a characteristic reddish brown color: used in large quantities as an electrical conductor and in the manufacture of alloys, as brass and bronze. Symbol: Cu; at. wt.: 63.54;… …
24copper — {{11}}copper (n.1) malleable metallic element, O.E. coper, from W.Gmc. *kupar (Cf. M.Du. koper, O.N. koparr, O.H.G. kupfar), from L.L. cuprum, contraction of L. Cyprium (aes) Cyprian (metal), after Gk. Kyprios Cyprus (see CYPRUS (Cf …
25Copper in health — Normal absorption and distribution of copper. Cu = copper, CP = ceruloplasmin, green = ATP7B carrying copper. Copper is an essential trace element that is vital to the health of all living things (humans, plants, animals, and microorganisms). In… …
26Copper Age — The Chalcolithic (Greek khalkos + lithos copper stone ) period or Copper Age period [also known as the Eneolithic (Æneolithic)] , is a phase in the development of human culture in which the use of early metal tools appeared alongside the use of… …
27COPPER — A red, lustrous, malleable, and ductile element employed as an alloy with tin (and sometimes lead and arsenic) to form bronze. Pure copper has a higher melting point (1084° C) than either tin (232°C) or the alloy (bronze) it forms with tin… …
28copper-base alloy — noun any alloy whose principal component is copper • Hypernyms: ↑alloy, ↑metal • Hyponyms: ↑brass, ↑bronze, ↑cupronickel, ↑aluminum bronze, ↑aluminium bronze, ↑ …
29alloy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. compound, mixture; admixture. See composition. v. mix, combine; adulterate. See combination. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. amalgam, admixture, compound, composite, fusion, mixture, intermixture, combination …
30alloy — noun Alloy is used before these nouns: ↑wheel Alloy is used after these nouns: ↑copper, ↑metal …
