n 1  :  the degree of mixture with base metals  2  :  a substance composed of two or more metals or of a metal and a nonmetal intimately united usu. by being fused together and dissolving in each other when molten : also  :  the state of union of the components al*loy vt 
 
   
 
Similar sounding terms:  AAL  ail  Al  ala or ALA 
 
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