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sterrometal

sterrometal noun: an alloy of copper, zinc, tin, and iron, used in making cannon.

Noun

sterrometal (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) An alloy of copper, zinc, tin, and iron, used in making cannon.
    • No surprise is, therefore, felt when we are told that a tube of sterrometal is capable of resisting a pressure of 763 atmospheres, a tube of wrought-iron of similar size and form giving way under 267 atmospheres.1863, The Chemical News and Journal of Industrial Science

Origin of sterrometal

Ancient Greek

Questions about sterrometal

What does sterrometal mean?
Sterrometal means an alloy of copper, zinc, tin, and iron, used in making cannon.
What part of speech is sterrometal?
Sterrometal is a noun.

Words near sterrometal in the dictionary

  1. Sterretts
  2. sterrinck
  3. sterrincks
  4. sterrink
  5. sterrinks
  6. sterrometal
  7. Sterry
  8. sterryite
  9. Stert
  10. stertor
  11. stertorious

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