Tombac

[tɔmbæk]

Definition

(noun.) an alloy of copper and zinc (and sometimes arsenic) used to imitate gold in cheap jewelry and for gilding.

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Definition

(n.) An alloy of copper and zinc, resembling brass, and containing about 84 per cent of copper; -- called also German, / Dutch, brass. It is very malleable and ductile, and when beaten into thin leaves is sometimes called Dutch metal. The addition of arsenic makes white tombac.

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Definition

n. a name given to an alloy of copper and zinc like Prince's metal or to an alloy of copper and arsenic.—Also Tom′bak.

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