adjective
- Mixed with other substances: adulterated, doctored, impure, loaded, sophisticated. See clean/dirty.
| Thesaurus: alloyed |
adjective
| WordNet: alloyed |
The adjective has 2 meanings:
Meaning #1:
(used of metals) debased by mixture with an inferior element
Meaning #2:
(used of metals) blended to obtain a desired property
| manganese-boron (metallurgy) | |
| vanadium steel | |
| corrosion inhibitor |
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