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GUINEA GOLD
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
22-karat gold from which guinea coins were made
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("guinea gold" is a kind of...):
atomic number 79; Au; gold (a soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element; occurs mainly as nuggets in rocks and alluvial deposits; does not react with most chemicals but is attacked by chlorine and aqua regia)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Brass with enough copper to give it a reddish tint; used for plumbing pipe and other brass hardware and in cheap jewelry
Synonyms:
guinea gold; red brass
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Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("guinea gold" is a kind of...):
brass (an alloy of copper and zinc)