Wood's metal vs alloy

alloy vs Wood's metal

Wood's metal and alloy both are nouns.

Wood's metal is not a verb while alloy is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Wood's metal	Yes	No	No	No
alloy	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, alloy is a hypernym of Wood's metal; that is, alloy is a word with a broader meaning than Wood's metal:

Wood's metal: a fusible alloy that is half bismuth plus lead, tin, and cadmium; melts at about 160 degrees Fahrenheit
alloy: a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten

Other hypernyms of Wood's metal include metal.

Wood's metal (noun)	alloy (noun)
a fusible alloy that is half bismuth plus lead, tin, and cadmium; melts at about 160 degrees Fahrenheit	the state of impairing the quality or reducing the value of something
	a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten

Wood's metal (verb)	alloy (verb)
	lower in value by increasing the base-metal content
	make an alloy of

Difference between Wood's metal and alloy

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