Etymology

rheotan

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Today it means: An alloy of copper, nickel and zinc used for electrical resistors and heating coils. Full definition →

German Rheotan
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  1. German · borrowed fromRheotan“rheotan”
  2. English todayrheotan

Borrowed from German Rheotan (“rheotan”).

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