Antonyms for alloy

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : noun al-oi, uh-loi; verb uh-loi

Phonetic Transcription : noun ˈæl ɔɪ, əˈlɔɪ; verb əˈlɔɪ

Definition of alloy

Origin : early 14c. "relative freedom of a noble metal from alloy or other impurities," from Anglo-French alai, Old French aloi, from aloiier (see alloy (v.)). Meaning " base metal alloyed with a noble metal" is from c.1400. Modern spelling from late 17c.

noun mixture, usually of two metals
verb mix metals
verb adulterate

Example sentences :

The only alloy was that he could not understand what Leibnitz wanted.
Extract from : « Dreamers of the Ghetto » by I. Zangwill

They were pleasures which had no alloy in her own humble lot, and why desert them?
Extract from : « The Daltons, Volume I (of II) » by Charles James Lever

An alloy is a special kind of solution not quite like an ordinary solution.
Extract from : « Common Science » by Carleton W. Washburne

For easily fusing, make an alloy of equal parts of brass and zinc.
Extract from : « Practical Mechanics for Boys » by J. S. Zerbe

But with the alloy of perplexity her radiant visions faded, and she fell asleep.
Extract from : « Peak and Prairie » by Anna Fuller

I can find no other reference with regard to this alloy mentioned by Lindeck.
Extract from : « On Laboratory Arts » by Richard Threlfall

Of the two latter they formed an alloy, and made tools of the bronze.
Extract from : « Mexico » by Charles Reginald Enock

In what way does the alloy make it better than the hardest steel?
Extract from : « The Wonder Island Boys: The Mysteries of the Caverns » by Roger Thompson Finlay

Terne plate is sheet-iron coated with an alloy of lead and tin.
Extract from : « Commercial Geography » by Jacques W. Redway

To the other technician the general said, "Get a chunk for verification of the alloy."
Extract from : « A Fine Fix » by R. C. Noll

Synonyms for alloy

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