ALLOXANATE
Al*lox"a*nate, n. (Chem.)
Defn: A combination of alloxanic acid and a base or base or positive radical.
ALLOXANIC
Al`lox*an"ic, a. (Chem.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to alloxan; — applied to an acid obtained by the action of soluble alkalies on alloxan.
ALLOXANTIN
Al`lox*an"tin, n. (Chem.)
Defn: A substance produced by acting upon uric with warm and very dilute nitric acid.
ALLOY Al*loy", n. Etym: [OE. alai, OF. alei, F. aloyer, to alloy, alier to ally. See Alloy, v. t.]
1. Any combination or compound of metals fused together; a mixture of metals; for example, brass, which is an alloy of copper and zinc. But when mercury is one of the metals, the compound is called an amalgam.
2. The quality, or comparative purity, of gold or silver; fineness.
3. A baser metal mixed with a finer. Fine silver is silver without the mixture of any baser metal. Alloy is baser metal mixed with it. Locke.