ALLOY as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the state of impairing the quality or reducing the value of something
   
   Synonym(s)
   • admixture (what does admixture mean?)
   
   Hypernyms(s) alloy is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • impurity (what does impurity mean?)
   • impureness (what does impureness mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten
   
   Synonym(s)
   • metal (what does metal mean?)
   
   Usage Example(s)
   • brass is an alloy of zinc and copper
   
   Hypernyms(s) alloy is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • mixture (what does mixture mean?)
   
   Hyponym(s)
   • heavy metal (what does heavy metal mean?)
   • oroide (what does oroide mean?)
   • oreide (what does oreide mean?)
   • Alnico (what does Alnico mean?)
   • amalgam (what does amalgam mean?)
   • dental amalgam (what does dental amalgam mean?)
   • fusible metal (what does fusible metal mean?)
   • electrum (what does electrum mean?)
   • pewter (what does pewter mean?)
   • pinchbeck (what does pinchbeck mean?)
   • pot metal (what does pot metal mean?)
   • solder (what does solder mean?)
   • white gold (what does white gold mean?)
   • type metal (what does type metal mean?)
   • white metal (what does white metal mean?)
   • bearing metal (what does bearing metal mean?)
   • Babbitt metal (what does Babbitt metal mean?)
   • babbitt (what does babbitt mean?)
   • Britannia metal (what does Britannia metal mean?)
   • Carboloy (what does Carboloy mean?)
   • steel (what does steel mean?)
   • cheoplastic metal (what does cheoplastic metal mean?)
   • copper-base alloy (what does copper-base alloy mean?)
   • dental gold (what does dental gold mean?)
   • Duralumin (what does Duralumin mean?)
   • Inconel (what does Inconel mean?)
   • Invar (what does Invar mean?)
   • nickel-base alloy (what does nickel-base alloy mean?)
   • nickel alloy (what does nickel alloy mean?)
   • nickel silver (what does nickel silver mean?)
   • German silver (what does German silver mean?)
   • pyrophoric alloy (what does pyrophoric alloy mean?)
   • shot metal (what does shot metal mean?)
   • Stellite (what does Stellite mean?)
   • sterling silver (what does sterling silver mean?)
   • tombac (what does tombac mean?)
   • tombak (what does tombak mean?)
   • tambac (what does tambac mean?)
   • Wood’s metal (what does Wood’s metal mean?)
   • Wood’s alloy (what does Wood’s alloy mean?)
   
   Derived(s)
   • metal (what does metal mean?)
   • debase (what does debase mean?)
   • alloy (what does alloy mean?)

ALLOY as VERB

1. Meaning
   • make an alloy of
   
   Hypernyms(s) alloy is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • blend (what does blend mean?)
   • flux (what does flux mean?)
   • mix (what does mix mean?)
   • conflate (what does conflate mean?)
   • commingle (what does commingle mean?)
   • immix (what does immix mean?)
   • fuse (what does fuse mean?)
   • coalesce (what does coalesce mean?)
   • meld (what does meld mean?)
   • combine (what does combine mean?)
   • merge (what does merge mean?)
2. Meaning
   • lower in value by increasing the base-metal content
   
   Synonym(s)
   • debase (what does debase mean?)
   
   Hypernyms(s) alloy is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • devalue (what does devalue mean?)
   
   Derived(s)
   • alloy (what does alloy mean?)
   • metal (what does metal mean?)
   • debaser (what does debaser mean?)
   • degrader (what does degrader mean?)