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cuprosilicon

noun

Etymology

From cupro- + silicon.

  1. derived from silex
  2. prefixed as cuprosilicon — “cupro + silicon”

Definitions

  1. 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.

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