Magnalium

Pronunciation

• IPA: /mæɡˈneɪlɪəm/

Origin

From magn(esium) + al(umin)ium.

Full definition of magnalium

Noun

1. An alloy of 75% aluminium with about 25% magnesium.
• 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage 2007, p. 686:The hanging man's face was partly covered by a hinged mask of magnalium, connected to the oven by gutta-percha hoses.----