Muntz metal

[ muhnts ]

Origin of Muntz metal

1
First recorded in 1860–65; named after its inventor, G. F. Muntz, 19th-century English metallurgist and manufacturer

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Muntz metal

/ (mʌnts) /


noun
  1. a type of brass consisting of three parts copper and two parts zinc, used in casting and extrusion

Origin of Muntz metal

1
C19: named after G. F. Muntz (1794–1857), English metallurgist

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