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2. Verb. (third-person singular of alloy) ¹

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Definition of Alloys

1. alloy [v] - See also: alloy

Medical Definition of Alloys

1. A mixture of metallic elements or compounds with other metallic or metalloid elements in varying proportions. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Alloys

Literary usage of Alloys

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1904)
"On the Structure of Metals and alloys; Aluminium alloys: WILLIAM ... Dr. Campbell, after describing the micro- structure of the whole series of alloys of ..."

2. Transactions of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers by American Institute of Electrical Engineers (1920)
"This investigation was undertaken to determine whether any iron-nickel alloys could be found having a higher saturation value than pure iron. ..."

3. Transactions by American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers, Metallurgical Society of AIME, Society of Mining Engineers of AIME., Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration (U.S.). (1916)
"A Development of Practical Substitutes for Platinum and its alloys, with Special Reference to alloys of Tungsten and Molybdenum* BY PRANK ALFRED FAHRENWALD, ..."

4. Machinery's Encyclopedia: A Work of Reference Covering Practical Mathematics by Erik Oberg, Franklin Day Jones (1917)
"Copper forms the basis of brass and bronze alloys, and is practically indispensable in the construction of electrical machinery and as a means of ..."

5. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1894)
"alloys of the ferro compounds with the tungsten group were examined. The physical .properties of these compounds as influencing their chemical properties ..."

6. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1890)
"It is a well known fact that when molten alloys of certain metals are cooled, ... It is specially noticeable in the case of silver-copper alloys, ..."

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