alloy vs shot metal

shot metal vs alloy

alloy and shot metal both are nouns.

alloy is a verb but shot metal is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
alloy	Yes	No	Yes	No
shot metal	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, shot metal is a hyponym of alloy; that is, shot metal is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than alloy:

alloy: a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten
shot metal: an alloy that is 98% lead and 2% arsenic; used in making small shot

Other hyponyms of alloy include heavy metal, 18-karat gold, 22-karat gold, oreide, oroide, Alnico, amalgam, dental amalgam, fusible metal, electrum, pewter, pinchbeck, pot metal, solder, white gold, type metal, bearing metal, white metal, babbitt, Babbitt metal, Britannia metal, Carboloy, steel, cheoplastic metal, copper-base alloy, dental gold, Duralumin, Inconel, Invar, nickel-base alloy, nickel alloy, German silver, nickel silver, pyrophoric alloy, Stellite, sterling silver, tambac, tombac, tombak, Wood's alloy, Wood's metal.

alloy (noun)	shot metal (noun)
the state of impairing the quality or reducing the value of something	an alloy that is 98% lead and 2% arsenic; used in making small shot
a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten

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

Difference between alloy and shot metal

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