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Meaning of arsenical bronze | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A natural and artificial alloy of copper containing a small amount of arsenic, that oxidates less than pure copper and was widely used during the chalcolithic period.

countable, uncountable

Examples

“Oetzi the Iceman's axe was of arsenical bronze.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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