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alloy

noun al·loy \ˈal-ˌi, ə-ˈli\

Medical Definition of ALLOY

1
:  the degree of mixture with base metals
2
:  a substance composed of two or more metals or of a metal and a nonmetal intimately united usually by being fused together and dissolving in each other when molten; also :  the state of union of the components
al·loy \ə-ˈli, ˈal-ˌi\ transitive verb

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