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tombac |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tombac \Tom"bac\, n. [Pg. tambaca,tambaque, fr Malay tamb[=a]ga copper; cf Skr. t[=a]mraka; cf F. tombac.] (Metal.) An alloy of copper and zinc, resembling brass, and containing about 84 per cent of copper; -- called also {German, or 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}. [Written also {tombak}, and {tambac}.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: tombac n : an alloy of copper and zinc (and sometimes arsenic) used to imitate gold in cheap jewelry and for gilding [syn: {tombak}, {tambac}]
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