alloy Definition

alloy
noun

alloys
1. A material consisting of a mixture of two or more metals, or a metal and a non-metal, eg steel, bronze, brass.

Thesaurus: compound, mixture, mix, hybrid, combination, amalgam, blend, coalescence, fusion, composite.

verb alloyed, alloying

1. To mix (one metal with another).

Thesaurus: combine, mix, blend, compound, fuse, amalgamate.
2. To debase.

Thesaurus: devalue, debase, adulterate, impair.
3. To temper or modify.

Etymology: 16c: from French alei, from Latin alligare to bind.