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Wood's metal

Wood's metal noun: a fusible alloy consisting of (in ascending order by amount in the composition) cadmium, tin, lead, and bismuth.

Noun

Wood's metal (uncountable)

  1. A fusible alloy consisting of (in ascending order by amount in the composition) cadmium, tin, lead, and bismuth.

Synonyms of Wood's metal

Origin of Wood's metal

Named after Barnabas Wood, American dentist and inventor.

Questions about Wood's metal

What does Wood's metal mean?
Wood's metal means a fusible alloy consisting of (in ascending order by amount in the composition) cadmium, tin, lead, and bismuth.
What part of speech is Wood's metal?
Wood's metal is a noun.

Words near Wood's metal in the dictionary

  1. Wood's glass
  2. Wood's lamp
  3. Wood's lamps
  4. Wood's light
  5. Wood's lights
  6. Wood's metal
  7. wood-alcohol
  8. wood-bill
  9. wood-block
  10. wood-blockist
  11. wood-blockists

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