Definitions for tombacs

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tombacs tom·bac

Spelling: [tom-bak]

IPA: /ˈtɒm bæk/

Tombacs is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 252 anagrams from letters in tombacs (abcmost).

Definitions for tombacs

noun

1. an alloy, used to imitate gold, containing from 70 to 92 percent copper with zinc and sometimes tin and other materials forming the remainder.

Origin of tombacs

1595-1605; Dutch tombak Portuguese tambaca Malay tembaga copper Indo-Aryan (compare Hindi tambiyā copper or brass vessel, Sanskrit tāmraka copper

Examples for tombacs

When a small percentage of zinc is present, the colour of brass is reddish, as in tombac or red brass, which contains about 10%.