Alloy
Alloy noun - A distinct entity formed by the combining of two or more different things.
Usage example: brass is an alloy, consisting of copper and zinc
Mixture is a synonym for alloy in combination topic. In some cases you can use "Mixture" instead a noun "Alloy", when it comes to topics like fusion, admixture of metals, synthesis, mixing. popular alternative
Nearby Words: alloyed, alloying
Mixture
Mixture noun - A collection containing a variety of sorts of things.
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- And then there's "allay", which means to put at ease, and "alloy", a mixture of two metals.
- When people speak a mixture of High and Low German, this is called Missingsch, a word that some say is derived from Messing (brass), an alloy of two metals, copper and zinc, meaning that Missingsch is an alloy of the two forms of German.
Source: Useful Notes / German Dialects
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