tombac

tombac is a 6-letter English word with 2 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: An alloy of copper and zinc, resembling brass, and containing about 84 per cent of copper; -- called also German, / 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. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 15 · 2 senses

Definitions

1. noun. An alloy of copper and zinc, resembling brass, and containing about 84 per cent of copper; -- called also German, / 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.
2. noun. an alloy of copper and zinc (and sometimes arsenic) used to imitate gold in cheap jewelry and for gilding

   Synonyms: tambac, tombak

Synonyms

tambac, tombak

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in tombac:

combat

Common word forms

tombacs

Words from these letters

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