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zamak

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.07 in modern English

Syllables
za-mak
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a family of alloys with a zinc base and alloying elements of aluminium, magnesium, and copper.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From a trademark. It is an acronym of the German names for the metals: Zink, Aluminium, Magnesium, Kupfer.

Usage

Inflected Forms

zamaks (plural)

Questions

What does zamak mean?
Any of a family of alloys with a zinc base and alloying elements of aluminium, magnesium, and copper.
Where does zamak come from?
From a trademark. It is an acronym of the German names for the metals: Zink, Aluminium, Magnesium, Kupfer.

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