electrum

e·lec·trum

E0083000 (ĭ-lĕk′trəm)n. An alloy of silver and gold.

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[Middle English, from Latin ēlectrum, amber, from Greek ēlektron.]

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]

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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electrum - an alloy of gold and silver alloy, 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"