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oroide

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o·ro·ide  (ôr-d, r-) also o·re·ide (--d)
n.
An alloy of copper, zinc, and tin, used in imitation gold jewelry.
[Alteration of French oréide : or, gold; see or3 + -éide, resembling (from Greek -oeids, -oid).]
oroide [ˈɔːrəʊˌaɪd]
n
(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) an alloy containing copper, tin, and other metals, used as imitation gold
[from French or gold + -oid]
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Noun1.oroide - alloy of copper and tin and zinc; used in imitation gold jewelry
oreide
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"
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