HyperDic: wood[s_alloy

English > 1 sense of the expression *Wood's alloy*:
NOUN	substance	Wood's alloy, Wood's metal	a fusible alloy that is half bismuth plus lead, tin, and cadmium

English > *Wood's alloy*: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
Meaning	A fusible alloy that is half bismuth plus lead, tin, and cadmium; melts at about 160 degrees Fahrenheit.
Synonym	Wood's metal
Broader	alloy, metal	A mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten
Catalan	Metall de Wood