WOOD'S ALLOY

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A fusible alloy that is half bismuth plus lead, tin, and cadmium; melts at about 160 degrees Fahrenheit

Synonyms:

Wood's alloy; Wood's metal

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("Wood's alloy" is a kind of...):

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)

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