"cuprosilicon" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cuprosilicons [plural]
Etymology: cupro- + silicon Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|cupro|silicon}} cupro- + silicon Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} cuprosilicon (usually uncountable, plural cuprosilicons)
  1. 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. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-cuprosilicon-en-noun-5gugdZfE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with cupro-

Inflected forms

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