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tutenag (iou)



tutenag noun. E17.
[Portuguese tutunaga, tutenaga from Tamil tuttunakam: cf. Kannada tuttu, tutte copper sulphate, Sanskrit naga tin, lead, ult. from Akkadian anaku tin.]
Metallurgy. A whitish alloy consisting chiefly of copper, zinc, and nickel, resembling nickel silver. Also (rare), spelter, zinc.