cuprosilicon
An alloy of silicon and copper made in the electric furnace, used for hardening copper…An alloy of silicon and copper made in the electric furnace, used for hardening copper and to increase the tensile strengths of zinc, tin, and copper-aluminium alloys.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable, usually)An alloy of silicon and copper made in the electric furnace, used for hardening copper and to increase the tensile strengths of zinc, tin, and copper-aluminium alloys.
Origin
From cupro- + silicon.From cupro- + silicon.
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Forms
plural: cuprosilicons| Singular | cuprosilicon |
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uncountable
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable