Category:Tombac

Tom"bac, n. Etym: [pg. tambaca,tambaque, fr. Malay tambaga copper; Cf. Skr. tamraka; cf. F. tombac.] (metal.)

Defn: an alloy of copper and zinc, resembling brass, and containing About 84 per cent of copper; -- called also german, or dutch, brass. It is very malleable and ductile, and when beaten into thin leaves is Sometimes called dutch metal. The addition of arsenic makes white Tombac. [written also tombak, and tambac.]