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e·lec·trum
(ĭ-lĕk′trəm)n.
An alloy of silver and gold.
[Middle English, from Latin ēlectrum, amber, from Greek ēlektron.]
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electrum
(ɪˈlɛktrəm)n
(Metallurgy) an alloy of gold (55–88 per cent) and silver used for jewellery and ornaments
[C14: from Latin, from Greek ēlektron amber]
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e•lec•trum
(ɪˈlɛk trəm)n.
an amber-colored alloy of gold and silver used in antiquity.
[1350–1400; Middle English < Latin < Greek ḗlektron amber]
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