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alloys
1: the degree of mixture with base metals : fineness2: a substance composed of two or more metals or of a metal and a nonmetal intimately united usually by being fused together and dissolving in each other when molten
; also : the state of union of the components3 a: an admixture that lessens value b: an impairing alien element4: a compound, mixture, or union of different things <an ethnic alloy of many peoples>5archaic : a metal mixed with a more valuable metal to give durability or some other desired quality
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