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[Metallurgy] Any metal mixture with a low melting point. Formerly often used for making splashers. A common example is Wood's metal, 50% bismuth, 25% lead, 12.5% each tin and cadmium, m.p. 71 degrees C. = 159.8 degrees F. Not to be confused with Wood's coinage metal, which is Bath metal.
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