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noun
Any alloy of iron and another metal, especially one of silicon, manganese, chromium, vanadium, tungsten, titanium and molybdenum; used in the production of specialist steels as they have a lower melting point than the pure metal.
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History
Etymology tree substratebor. Old Latin *fersom Latin ferrum English ferro- English alloy English ferroalloy From ferro- + alloy.
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