magnalium

American

[mag-ney-lee-uhm] / mægˈneɪ li əm /

noun

an alloy of magnesium and aluminum, sometimes also containing copper, nickel, tin, and lead.

Etymology

Origin of magnalium

First recorded in 1895–1900; magn(esium) + al(uminum) + -ium

Example Sentences

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They seem to be made either of aluminium, or more probably magnalium.

From Spies of the Kaiser Plotting the Downfall of England by Le Queux, William

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