cuprosilicon

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noun

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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Meanings

nouncuprosilicon (usually uncountable, plural cuprosilicons)

plural cuprosilicons

  1. uncountableusuallyAn 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.

Origin

From cupro- + silicon.

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APA

cuprosilicon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cuprosilicon

MLA

“cuprosilicon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cuprosilicon. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cuprosilicon,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cuprosilicon.

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