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Tombac
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tombac
[n] - an alloy of copper and zinc (and sometimes arsenic) used to imitate gold in cheap jewelry and for gilding Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=tombac
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Tombac
A brass alloy 88% copper and 12% zinc. Found op http://www.diracdelta.co.uk/science/source/t/o/tombac/source.html
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Tombac
Tom'bac noun [ Portuguese tambaca , tambaque , from Malay tambāga copper; confer Sanskrit tāmraka ; confer French tombac .] (Metal.) An alloy of copper and zinc, resembling brass, and containing ab... Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/T/67
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tombac
<chemistry> 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. ... Altern... Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?tombac
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tombac
tombak noun an alloy of copper and zinc (and sometimes arsenic) used to imitate gold in cheap jewelry and for gilding Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=tombac
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Tombac
• (n.) An alloy of copper and zinc, resembling brass, and containing about 84 per cent of copper; -- called also German, / 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. Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/tombac/
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Tombac
Tombac, as spelled in French, or Tombak is a brass alloy with high copper content and 5-20% zinc content. Tin, lead or arsenic may be added for colouration. It is a cheap malleable alloy mainly used for medals, ornament, decoration and some munitions. In older use, the term may apply to brass alloy... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tombac
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Tombac
A type of brass that was used to make Canadian 5 cent coins in 1942 and 1943. There was a shortage of the usual nickel due to World War II. A shortage of copper forced a switch to Chromium plated steel in 1944. Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_numismatics
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Tombac
Tombac, also known as Muntz metal and patent metal, is a full yellow coloured metal alloy. It is a kind of brass containing 60% copper and 40% zinc invented in 1832 by G F Muntz. Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/GT.HTM
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tombac
1) Alloy 2) Kind of brass containing 86% copper and 14% zinc 3) Metal 4) Tambac 5) Tombak Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/tombac/1
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