magnalium

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/mæɡˈneɪ.li.əm/

noun

An alloy of 75% aluminium with about 25% magnesium.

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Meanings

nounmagnalium (countable and uncountable, plural magnaliums)

plural magnaliums

  1. countableuncountableAn alloy of 75% aluminium with about 25% magnesium.

    The hanging man's face was partly covered by a hinged mask of magnalium, connected to the oven by gutta-percha hoses.

    2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage, published 2007, page 686

Origin

From magn(esium) + al(umin)ium.

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