Main Entry: ²al·loy

Pronunciation: \ə-ˈlȯi also ˈa-ˌlȯi\

Function: verb

Date: 1661

transitive verb

1 a : temper, moderate b : to impair or debase by admixture
2 : to reduce the purity of by mixing with a less valuable metal
3 : to mix so as to form an alloyintransitive verb : to lend itself to being alloyed <iron alloys well>