tutenag

tutenag
/tooht"n ag', tyooht"-/, n.
a nickel silver containing about 45 percent copper, with varying proportions of nickel and zinc and often smaller amounts of other metals.
[1615-25; < Marathi tuttinag, allegedly derived from Skt tuttha- sulfate of copper + naga tin, lead]

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  • Tutenag — Tu te*nag, n. [F. toutenague; cf. Pg. tutenaga, tutanaga. See {Tutty}.] (Metal.) (a) Crude zinc. [India] (b) Packfong. [Written also {tutenague}.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • tutenag — n. 1 zinc imported from China and the E. Indies. 2 a white alloy like German silver. Etymology: Marathi tuttinag perh. f. Skr. tuttha copper sulphate + naga tin, lead …   Useful english dictionary

  • tutenague — Tutenag Tu te*nag, n. [F. toutenague; cf. Pg. tutenaga, tutanaga. See {Tutty}.] (Metal.) (a) Crude zinc. [India] (b) Packfong. [Written also {tutenague}.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Cupronickel — or copper nickel or cupernickel is an alloy of copper that contains nickel and strengthening elements, such as iron and manganese. Cupronickel is highly resistant to corrosion in seawater, because its electrode potential is adjusted to be neutral …   Wikipedia

  • List of English words of Tamil origin — This is a list of English words that are ultimately of Tamil origin. Words of Tamil origin borrowed directly from Tamil The following words were directly borrowed from Tamil: ; appam : from Tamil appam (Source: OED); cash : The primary meaning of …   Wikipedia

  • Packfong — (Packtong, Tutenag, Tutanega), in China bereitetes Argentan (s.d.); vgl. China S. 10 …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

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