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mischmetal

mischmetal noun: an alloy of rare earth elements containing about 50% cerium and 50% lanthanum, neodymium, and similar elements used especially as a flint in cigarette lighters.

Noun

mischmetal (countable and uncountable, plural mischmetals)

  1. An alloy of rare earth elements containing about 50% cerium and 50% lanthanum, neodymium, and similar elements used especially as a flint in cigarette lighters

Forms of mischmetal

pluralmischmetals
alternative formmisch metal

Origin of mischmetal

German mixed metal

Questions about mischmetal

What does mischmetal mean?
Mischmetal means an alloy of rare earth elements containing about 50% cerium and 50% lanthanum, neodymium, and similar elements used especially as a flint in cigarette lighters.
What part of speech is mischmetal?
Mischmetal is a noun.
What is the plural of mischmetal?
The plural of mischmetal is mischmetals.

Words near mischmetal in the dictionary

  1. mischling
  2. Mischlinge
  3. Mischlings
  4. mischmasch
  5. mischmasches
  6. mischmetal
  7. mischmetals
  8. Mischna
  9. Mischnic
  10. mischoice
  11. mischoices

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