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octoalloy

octoalloy noun: an alloy of eight metals (gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc, tin, iron, and antimony or mercury), formerly used in India for making idols.

Noun

octoalloy (uncountable)

  1. An alloy of eight metals (gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc, tin, iron, and antimony or mercury), formerly used in India for making idols.

Origin of octoalloy

From octo- + alloy; coined by N. K. Bhattasali.

Questions about octoalloy

What does octoalloy mean?
Octoalloy means an alloy of eight metals (gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc, tin, iron, and antimony or mercury), formerly used in India for making idols.
What part of speech is octoalloy?
Octoalloy is a noun.

Words near octoalloy in the dictionary

  1. octo-
  2. octo-champ
  3. octo-champs
  4. octoad
  5. octoads
  6. octoalloy
  7. octoate
  8. octoates
  9. octobass
  10. octobasses
  11. octobassist

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