TOMBAC

tombac, tombak, tambac

(noun) an alloy of copper and zinc (and sometimes arsenic) used to imitate gold in cheap jewelry and for gilding

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

tombac (countable and uncountable, plural tombacs)

Alternative form of tombak

Anagrams

• combat

Source: Wiktionary


Tom"bac, n. Etym: [Pg. tambaca,tambaque, fr. Malay tambaga copper; cf. Skr. tamraka; cf. F. tombac.] (Metal.)

Definition: 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. [Written also tombak, and tambac.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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