Home › Words › O › octoalloyoctoalloyoctoalloy means an alloy of eight metals (gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc, tin, iron, and antimony or mercury), formerly used in India for making idols.EtymologyFrom octo- + alloy; coined by N. K. Bhattasali.nounAn alloy of eight metals (gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc, tin, iron, and antimony or mercury), formerly used in India for making idols.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.octacopper 63% match — Eight atoms of copper in a chemical compound. vs octoalloy →occamy 61% match — An alloy imitating gold or silver. vs octoalloy →octoic 59% match — Pertaining to, derived from, or resembling octane; used mostly to designate any of a group of acids including caprylic acid. vs octoalloy →panchaloha 58% match — Any of the traditional five-metal alloys of sacred significance used for making Hindu temple idols. vs octoalloy →argentalium 58% match — An alloy of aluminium and silver. vs octoalloy →octolateral 57% match — eight-sided vs octoalloy →octasilver 57% match — Eight silver atoms or ions in a compound (Ag₈). vs octoalloy →eightling 57% match — A compound or twin crystal made up of eight individuals, such as are common with rutile. vs octoalloy →