Wood's alloy
noun
variants: or
Wood's metal
Definition of Wood's alloy
: a fusible alloy containing about 50 percent bismuth with lead, tin, and cadmium that melts at about 160° F
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Origin and Etymology of wood's alloy
after B. Wood, 20th century American metallurgist
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