HyperDic: wood[s_metal

English > 1 sense of the expression Wood's metal:
NOUNsubstanceWood's metal, Wood's alloya fusible alloy that is half bismuth plus lead, tin, and cadmium
English > Wood's metal: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
MeaningA fusible alloy that is half bismuth plus lead, tin, and cadmium; melts at about 160 degrees Fahrenheit.
SynonymWood's alloy
Broaderalloy, metalA mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten
CatalanMetall de Wood

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