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tambac

DEFINITIONS OF: tambac

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

Synonyms:
tombac, tombak
Type 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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