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Definitions for Alloy

[1] a substance composed of two or more metals, or of a metal or metals with a nonmetal, intimately mixed, as by fusion or electrodeposition.
[2] a less costly metal mixed with a more valuable one.
[3] standard; quality; fineness.
[4] admixture, as of good with evil.
[5] anything added that serves to reduce quality or purity.
[6] to mix (metals or metal with nonmetal) so as to form an alloy.
[7] to reduce in value by an admixture of a less costly metal.
[8] to debase, impair, or reduce by admixture; adulterate.
[9] a metallic material, such as steel, brass, or bronze, consisting of a mixture of two or more metals or of metallic elements with nonmetallic elements. Alloys often have physical properties markedly different from those of the pure metals
[10] something that impairs the quality or reduces the value of the thing to which it is added
[11] to add (one metal or element to another metal or element) to obtain a substance with a desired property
[12] to debase (a pure substance) by mixing with an inferior element
[13] to diminish or impair

Words related to Alloy

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Origin of Alloy

1590–1600; < Middle French aloi, Old French alei, noun derivative of aleier to combine < Latin alligāre to bind up, equivalent to al- al- + ligāre to bind (see ally, ligament); replacing earlier allay, Middle English < Anglo-French allai

Words that may be confused with Alloy

allay, alley, alloy, ally, (see, synonym, study, at, allay)

Other words from Alloy

un·al·loyed , adjective

Word origin for Alloy

C16: from Old French aloi a mixture, from aloier to combine, from Latin alligāre, from ligāre to bind

Synonyms for Alloy

admixture, adulterant, adulteration, amalgam, amalgamation, blend, combination, composite, compound, debasement, denaturant, fusion, hybrid, intermixture, reduction