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alloys

alloys is the plural of alloy.

alloys is the third-person singular simple present indicative of alloy.

Meaning of alloy

Noun

alloy (countable and uncountable, plural alloys)

  1. A metal that is a combination of two or more elements, at least one of which is a metal, a base metal.
  2. (archaic) A metal of lesser value, mixed with a metal of greater value.
    • gold without alloy
  3. An admixture; something added which stains, taints etc.
    • Metrodorus said that in sadnesse there is some aloy of pleasure.1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 20, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC
  4. (figuratively) A fusion, marriage or combination.
    • SETH KITANGE TELEVISION AND RADIO Upheaval at CBS. […] Bill Moyers, a CBS News commentator and special correspondent, expressed his dismay in an interview with Newsweek in which he said, “Television news has never been pure. It has always been an alloy of journalism and show business.”1986, 1987 Year Book

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Phrases with alloys

Questions about alloys

What is alloys the plural of?
Alloys is the plural of alloy.

Words near alloys in the dictionary

  1. alloyed
  2. alloying
  3. alloying element
  4. alloying elements
  5. alloylike
  6. alloys
  7. allozygosity
  8. allozygous
  9. allozymatic
  10. allozyme
  11. allozymes

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