electrum

e·lec·trum  (-lktrm)

n.

An alloy of silver and gold.

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[Middle English, from Latin lectrum, amber, from Greek lektron.]

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electrum [ɪˈlɛktrəm]

n

(Engineering / Metallurgy) an alloy of gold (55-88 per cent) and silver used for jewellery and ornaments

[from Latin, from Greek ēlektron amber]

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Noun

1.

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"