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electrums

electrums is the plural of electrum.

Meaning of electrum

Noun

electrum (countable and uncountable, plural electrums)

  1. (obsolete) Amber.
  2. An alloy of gold and silver, used by the ancients; now specifically a natural alloy with between 20 and 50 per cent silver.
    • Native gold almost always contains silver in amounts varying widely between 5 and 50 per cent. This natural alloy is known as electrum although in classical antiquity where the word originated it seems to have been used for an artificial alloy of the two metals.1995, Paul T. Craddock, Early Metal Mining and Production, page 111
  3. German silver plate.

Questions about electrums

What is electrums the plural of?
Electrums is the plural of electrum.

Words near electrums in the dictionary

  1. electrowon
  2. electrozone
  3. electrozones
  4. electroösmosis
  5. electrum
  6. electrums
  7. Electryon
  8. elects
  9. electuaries
  10. electuary
  11. eledoisin

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