Now updated for CSW19. New words, if any, and new inflections of existing words, are shown in red.
alloy | a substance having metallic properties and composed of two or more chemical elements of which at least one is a metal; (verb) to form an alloy. |
alnico | (Tradename) a permanent magnet alloy of aluminium, nickel and cobalt. |
alpacca | a type of nickel silver used in jewellery. |
amalgam | an alloy of mercury with another metal. |
billon | (Fr.) base metal, an alloy of copper, tin or silver. |
bras | (Spenser) brass. |
brass | an alloy of copper and zinc containing more than 50% copper (verb) as in brass off, to make someone fed up |
brassiness | the quality of being brassy. |
brassy | of or like brass; (fig.) impudently confident. |
britannia | an alloy of tin and antimony with a low melting point. |
brittania | an alloy of tin and antimony with a low melting point. |
bronze | an alloy of copper and tin (verb) to make brown or tan |
bronzen | made of bronze. |
ceramal | a strong alloy of a metal with a heat-resisting compound, esp used for turbine blades and similar objects. |
cermet | a strong alloy of a metal with a heat-resisting compound, esp used for turbine blades and similar objects. |
chromel | an alloy of nickel and chromium. |
chromoly | a steel alloy of chromium and molybdenum > CHROMOLIES or CHROMOLYS. |
constantan | an alloy of nickel and copper, having a high and constant resistance to flow of electricity or heat. |
cupronickel | an alloy of copper and nickel. |
dinanderie | (Fr.) domestic decorative brassware, orig that made at Dinant in Belgium. |
dural | (Tradename) a strong light aluminum alloy containing copper. |
duralumin | (Tradename) a strong light aluminum alloy containing copper. |
duraluminium | a strong, light, aluminium alloy containing copper. |
electrum | (Lat.) an alloy of gold and silver. |
eutectoid | an alloy similar to a eutectic. |
ferrochrome | an alloy of iron with chromium. |
ferrochromium | an alloy of iron with chromium. |
ferromanganese | an alloy of iron and manganese used in the manufacture of steel. |
ferromolybdenum | an alloy of iron with molybdenum. |
ferronickel | an alloy of iron and nickel. |
ferrosilicon | an alloy of iron and silicon, used in making cast iron and steel. |
gunmetal | an alloy of copper and tin or zinc, once used in making cannon. |
invar | (Tradename) an iron nickel alloy. |
iridosmine | a very hard corrosion-resistant white or grey natural alloy of osmium and iridium. |
iridosmium | a very hard corrosion-resistant white or grey natural alloy of osmium and iridium in variable proportions, often containing smaller amounts of platinum, ruthenium, and rhodium, used esp in pen nibs. |
magnalium | an alloy of magnesium and aluminum. |
magnox | (Tradename) an alloy of magnesium and aluminum used to make containers for fuel for nuclear reactors. |
manganin | (Tradename) a copper-based alloy. |
marmem | as in marmem alloy, an alloy which, under the influence of temperature changes, can be changed from one condition to another and back again. |
misch | as in misch metal, an alloy of cerium and other rare earth metals, used esp as a flint in cigarette lighters. |
mischmetal | an alloy of cerium with certain rare earth metals and iron, used to produce the spark in lighters. |
nicad | (Short for) nickel-cadmium, as applied to batteries. |
nichrome | (Tradename) an alloy of nickel and chrome. |
nickeline | (Obs.) an alloy of nickel, now called niccolite. |
nicrosilal | a cast-iron alloy containing nickel, chromium and silicon. |
niello | (Ital.) a black alloy used to fill engraved designs on metal; work or object decorated with this (verb) to decorate with this |
nimonic | of alloys used in high-temperature work, eg gas turbine blades, chiefly nickel, with chromium, titanium and aluminium. |
nitinol | an alloy of nickel and titanium. |
occamy | an alloy imitating gold or silver. |
oreide | an alloy used in imitation-gold jewelry. |
oricalche | (Spenser) a gold-coloured alloy. |
orichalc | a gold-coloured alloy. |
orichalceous | of or like orichalc. |
ormolu | (Fr.) an alloy of copper, zinc, and sometimes tin. |
oroide | an alloy used in imitation-gold jewelry. |
osmiridium | a very hard corrosion-resistant white or grey natural alloy of osmium and iridium. |
packfong | (Chinese) a Chinese alloy of nickel, zinc, and copper. |
pakfong | (Chinese) a Chinese alloy of nickel, zinc, and copper. |
pakthong | (Chinese) a Chinese alloy of nickel, zinc, and copper, resembling German silver. |
paktong | (Chinese) a Chinese alloy of nickel, zinc, and copper. |
permalloy | an alloy of nickel and iron, the most easily magnetized of all materials. |
pewter | an alloy of tin, antimony, and copper used for domestic utensils. |
pewtery | of or like pewter > PEWTERIER, PEWTERIEST. |
pinchbeck | spurious; trashy; (noun) a gold-like alloy of copper and zinc; tawdry jewellery. |
platiniridium | an alloy of platinum and iridium. |
platinoid | an alloy of copper, zinc, nickel, and tungsten, resembling platinum and resistant to tarnishing. |
potin | (Fr.) an old alloy of copper, zinc, lead and tin. |
shakudo | (Japanese) an alloy of copper and a small percentage of gold, used in Japanese decorative art, esp in sword fittings. |
shibuichi | (Japanese) an alloy of three parts copper to one part silver, used in Japanese decorative art to give a silver-grey patina. |
similor | an alloy of copper and zinc, resembling brass, but of a golden color. |
spiegel | (Ger.) an iron alloy used in the Bessemer process. |
spiegeleisen | (Ger.) an iron alloy used in the Bessemer process. |
steel | a tough iron alloy (verb) to cover with steel |
steeliness | the state of being steely. |
steely | like steel. |
stellite | (Tradename) any of various alloys. |
superalloy | an alloy that has good stability at 600 degrees to 1000 degrees C. |
taenite | a nickel-iron alloy found in meteorites. |
tambac | (Malay) an alloy of copper and zinc. |
tambak | (Malay) an alloy of copper and zinc. |
terne | an alloy, chiefly of lead and tin; (verb) to cover with this. |
terneplate | thin iron sheets coated with an alloy of lead and tin. |
tombac | (Malay) an alloy of copper and zinc. |
tomback | (Malay) an alloy of copper and zinc. |
tombak | (Malay) an alloy of copper and zinc. |
tutenag | (Marathi) an alloy of zinc, copper etc. |
vellon | (Spanish) a copper and silver alloy used in Spanish coinage. |
zircalloy | an alloy of zirconium containing small amounts of tin, chromium, and nickel, used in pressurized-water reactors. |
zircaloy | an alloy of zirconium containing small amounts of tin, chromium, and nickel, used in pressurized-water reactors. |