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1. Any combination or compound of metals fused together; a mixture of metals; for example, brass, which is an
alloy of copper and zinc. But when mercury is one of the metals, the compound is called an amalgam.
2. To reduce the purity of by mixing with a less valuable substance; as, to alloy gold with silver or copper,
or silver with copper.
3. To form a metallic compound.
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