alloy vs white metal

white metal vs alloy

alloy and white metal both are nouns.

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

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

As nouns, white metal is a hyponym of alloy; that is, white 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
white metal: an alloy (often of lead or tin base) used for bearings

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, 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, shot metal, Stellite, sterling silver, tambac, tombac, tombak, Wood's alloy, Wood's metal.

alloy (noun)	white metal (noun)
the state of impairing the quality or reducing the value of something	an alloy (often of lead or tin base) used for bearings
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)	white metal (verb)
lower in value by increasing the base-metal content
make an alloy of

Difference between alloy and white metal

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