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manganese bronze

an alloy of copper and zinc containing up to about 3 percent manganese, used in making steamship propellers, toothed wheels, gears, etc.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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