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Tombac

Tombac Meaning & Definition
Tombac Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Tombac?

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

Synonyms | Synonyms for Tombac: tambac | tombak

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See Also | alloy | metal

Tombac In Webster's Dictionary

\Tom"bac\, n. [Pg. tambaca,tambaque, fr. Malay tamb[=a]ga copper; cf. Skr. t[=a]mraka; cf. F. tombac.] (Metal.) An alloy of copper and zinc, resembling brass, and containing about 84 per cent of copper; -- called also {German, or Dutch, brass}. It is very malleable and ductile, and when beaten into thin leaves is sometimes called {Dutch metal}. The addition of arsenic makes {white tombac}. [Written also {tombak}, and {tambac}.]

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