alloyage

noun

al·​loy·​age

əˈlȯi‧ij,

aˈl-,

ˈaˌl-

plural -s

: the act or art of alloying

Word History

Etymology

obsolete French aloyage, from aloyer + -age

First Known Use

1789, in the meaning defined above

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