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Alloy
verb · 78% connection
Any combination or compound of metals fused together; a mixture of metals; for example, brass, which is an alloy of copper and zinc. B…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: faced, covered, copper, type.
Babbitt metal
unknown · 78% connection
A soft white alloy of variable composition (as a nine parts of tin to one of copper, or of fifty parts of tin to five of antimony and…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: faced, covered, copper, type.
Bornite
noun · 78% connection
A valuable ore of copper, containing copper, iron, and sulphur; -- also called purple copper ore (or erubescite), in allusion to the c…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: faced, covered, copper, type.
Brass
noun · 78% connection
An alloy (usually yellow) of copper and zinc, in variable proportion, but often containing two parts of copper to one part of zinc. It…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: faced, covered, copper, type.
Braze
verb · 78% connection
To solder with hard solder, esp. with an alloy of copper and zinc; as, to braze the seams of a copper pipe.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: faced, covered, copper, type.
Bronze
adjective · 78% connection
An alloy of copper and tin, to which small proportions of other metals, especially zinc, are sometimes added. It is hard and sonorous,…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: faced, covered, copper, type.
Brunswick green
unknown · 78% connection
An oxychloride of copper, used as a green pigment; also, a carbonate of copper similarly employed.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: faced, covered, copper, type.
Cable
noun · 78% connection
A large, strong rope or chain, of considerable length, used to retain a vessel at anchor, and for other purposes. It is made of hemp,…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: faced, covered, copper, type.
Capital letter
noun · 78% connection
one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis; "print…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: faced, covered, copper, type.
Cent
noun · 78% connection
A hundred; as, ten per cent, the proportion of ten parts in a hundred.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: faced, covered, copper, type.
Chalcocite
noun · 78% connection
Native copper sulphide, called also copper glance, and vitreous copper; a mineral of a black color and metallic luster.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: faced, covered, copper, type.
Chalcographist
noun · 78% connection
An engraver on copper or brass; hence, an engraver of copper plates for printing upon paper.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: faced, covered, copper, type.
Chalcopyrite
noun · 78% connection
Copper pyrites, or yellow copper ore; a common ore of copper, containing copper, iron, and sulphur. It occurs massive and in tetragona…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: faced, covered, copper, type.
Copper
noun · 78% connection
A common metal of a reddish color, both ductile and malleable, and very tenacious. It is one of the best conductors of heat and electr…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: faced, covered, copper, type.
Copper-bottomed
adjective · 78% connection
Having a bottom made of copper, as a tin boiler or other vessel, or sheathed with copper, as a ship.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: faced, covered, copper, type.
Copper-fastened
adjective · 78% connection
Fastened with copper bolts, as the planks of ships, etc.; as, a copper-fastened ship.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: faced, covered, copper, type.
Copperish
adjective · 78% connection
Containing, or partaking of the nature of, copper; like copper; as, a copperish taste.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: faced, covered, copper, type.
Coppersmith
noun · 78% connection
One whose occupation is to manufacture copper utensils; a worker in copper.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: faced, covered, copper, type.
