magnalium
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From magn(esium) + al(umin)ium.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
magnalium (countable and uncountable, plural magnaliums)
- An alloy of 75% aluminium with about 25% magnesium.
- 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage, published 2007, page 686:
- The hanging man's face was partly covered by a hinged mask of magnalium, connected to the oven by gutta-percha hoses.
Latin[edit]
Noun[edit]
magnālium