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speculum metal

speculum metal noun: a mixture of around two-thirds copper and one-third tin making a white brittle alloy that can be polished into a highly reflective surface.

Noun

speculum metal (uncountable)

  1. A mixture of around two-thirds copper and one-third tin making a white brittle alloy that can be polished into a highly reflective surface.

Questions about speculum metal

What does speculum metal mean?
Speculum metal means a mixture of around two-thirds copper and one-third tin making a white brittle alloy that can be polished into a highly reflective surface.
What part of speech is speculum metal?
Speculum metal is a noun.

Words near speculum metal in the dictionary

  1. specullector
  2. specullectors
  3. speculoos
  4. speculum
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  6. speculum metal
  7. speculum-literature
  8. speculums
  9. specutively
  10. sped
  11. sped up

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