S: (n) alloy, metal (a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten) "brass is an alloy of zinc and copper"
S: (n) heavy metal (a metal of relatively high density (specific gravity greater than about 5) or of high relative atomic weight (especially one that is poisonous like mercury or lead))
S: (n) oroide, oreide (alloy of copper and tin and zinc; used in imitation gold jewelry)
S: (n) Alnico (trade name for an alloy used to make high-energy permanent magnets; contains aluminum and iron and nickel plus cobalt or copper or titanium)
S: (n) amalgam, dental amalgam (an alloy of mercury with another metal (usually silver) used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth; except for iron and platinum all metals dissolve in mercury and chemists refer to the resulting mercury mixtures as amalgams)
S: (n) fusible metal (an alloy with a low melting point and used as solder and in safety plugs and sprinkler fuses)
S: (n) Inconel (a nickel-base alloy with chromium and iron; used in gas-turbine blades)
S: (n) Invar (an alloy of iron and nickel having a low coefficient of thermal expansion; used in tuning forks and measuring tapes and other instruments)
S: (n) pyrophoric alloy (an alloy that emits sparks when struck or scratched with steel; used in lighter flints)
S: (n) shot metal (an alloy that is 98% lead and 2% arsenic; used in making small shot)
S: (n) Stellite (a very hard alloy of cobalt and chromium with cobalt as the principal ingredient; used to make cutting tools and for surfaces subject to heavy wear)