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Pinchbeck

An alloy of copper and zinc, resembling gold; a yellow metal, composed of about three ounces of zinc to a pound of copper. It is much used as an imitation of gold in the manufacture of cheap jewelry.

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Counterfeit 84% connected

Representing by imitation or likeness; having a resemblance to something else; portrayed.

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Counterfeit 84% connected

Representing by imitation or likeness; having a resemblance to something else; portrayed.

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Imitative 84% connected

Inclined to imitate, copy, or follow; imitating; exhibiting some of the qualities or characteristics of a pattern or model; dependent on example; not…

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Imitative 84% connected

Inclined to imitate, copy, or follow; imitating; exhibiting some of the qualities or characteristics of a pattern or model; dependent on example; not…

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Alloy 76% connected

Any combination or compound of metals fused together; a mixture of metals; for example, brass, which is an alloy of copper and zinc. But when mercury…

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Metal 76% connected

An elementary substance, as sodium, calcium, or copper, whose oxide or hydroxide has basic rather than acid properties, as contrasted with the nonmet…

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(chemistry) a property of atoms or radicals; their combining power given in terms of the number of hydrogen atoms (or the equivalent)

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(chemistry) a property of atoms or radicals; their combining power given in terms of the number of hydrogen atoms (or the equivalent)

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Acid noun · 85% connection

any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt

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the quality of being reproducible in amount or performance; "he handled it with the preciseness of an automaton"; "note the meticulous…

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the quality of being reproducible in amount or performance; "he handled it with the preciseness of an automaton"; "note the meticulous…

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valence characterized by the sharing of electrons in a chemical compound; the number of pairs of electrons an atom can share

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valence characterized by the sharing of electrons in a chemical compound; the number of pairs of electrons an atom can share

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Amalgam noun · 84% connection

an alloy of mercury with another metal (usually silver) used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth; except for iron and platinum all m…

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Aqua fortis noun · 84% connection

acid used especially in the production of fertilizers and explosives and rocket fuels

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Babbitt noun · 84% connection

an alloy of tin with some copper and antimony; a lining for bearings that reduces friction

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Babbitt metal noun · 84% connection

an alloy of tin with some copper and antimony; a lining for bearings that reduces friction

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Barbituric acid noun · 84% connection

a white crystalline acid derived from pyrimidine; used in preparing barbiturate drugs

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Carboxylic acid noun · 84% connection

an organic acid characterized by one or more carboxyl groups

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Cyanamide noun · 84% connection

a weak soluble dibasic acid (the parent acid of cyanamide salts)

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Cyanuric acid noun · 84% connection

a trimer of cyanic acid

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Electrum noun · 84% connection

an alloy of gold and silver

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Oreide noun · 84% connection

alloy of copper and tin and zinc; used in imitation gold jewelry

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Oroide noun · 84% connection

alloy of copper and tin and zinc; used in imitation gold jewelry

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Argentan noun · 78% connection

An alloy of nickel with copper and zinc; German silver.

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As noun · 78% connection

A Roman weight, answering to the libra or pound, equal to nearly eleven ounces Troy weight. It was divided into twelve ounces.

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Billon noun · 78% connection

An alloy of gold and silver with a large proportion of copper or other base metal, used in coinage.

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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…

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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…

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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.

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Britannia noun · 78% connection

A white-metal alloy of tin, antimony, bismuth, copper, etc. It somewhat resembles silver, and is used for table ware. Called also Brit…

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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,…

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Cadmium noun · 78% connection

A comparatively rare element related to zinc, and occurring in some zinc ores. It is a white metal, both ductile and malleable. Symbol…

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Caracoly noun · 78% connection

An alloy of gold, silver, and copper, of which an inferior quality of jewelry is made.

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Cent noun · 78% connection

A United States coin, the hundredth part of a dollar, formerly made of copper, now of copper, tin, and zinc.

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Chalcocite noun · 78% connection

Native copper sulphide, called also copper glance, and vitreous copper; a mineral of a black color and metallic luster.

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