TAMBAC

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

An alloy of copper and zinc (and sometimes arsenic) used to imitate gold in cheap jewelry and for gilding

Synonyms:

tambac; tombac; tombak

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("tambac" is a kind of...):

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)

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