fusible : Idioms & Phrases
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Fusible metal
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noun an alloy with a low melting point and used as solder and in safety plugs and sprinkler fuses
WordNet
- any alloy of different metals capable of being easily fused, especially an alloy of five parts of bismuth, three of lead, and two of tin, which melts at a temperature below that of boiling water. Ure.
Webster 1913
Fusible plug
(Steam Boiler) , a piece of easily fusible alloy, placed in one of the sheets and intended to melt and blow off the steam in case of low water.
