tambac

tam·bac

T0029900 (tŏm′băk)n. Variant of tombac.

tambac

(ˈtæmbæk) n (Metallurgy) a variant spelling of tombac

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tambac - an alloy of copper and zinc (and sometimes arsenic) used to imitate gold in cheap jewelry and for gildingtombac, tombakalloy, metal - a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten; "brass is an alloy of zinc and copper"