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    TOMBAC

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     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 gildingplay

    Synonyms:

    tambac; tombac; tombak

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting substances

    Hypernyms ("tombac" 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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