WOOD'S METAL
Dictionary entry overview: What does Wood's metal mean? • WOOD'S METAL (noun)
The noun WOOD'S METAL has 1 sense:
1. a fusible alloy that is half bismuth plus lead, tin, and cadmium; melts at about 160 degrees Fahrenheit
Familiarity information: WOOD'S METAL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• WOOD'S METAL (noun)
Meaning:
A fusible alloy that is half bismuth plus lead, tin, and cadmium; melts at about 160 degrees Fahrenheit
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
Wood's alloy; Wood's metal
Hypernyms ("Wood's metal" 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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