misch metal

1. 1.

   a pyrophoric alloy made from a mixture of rare-earth metals

   Broaderpyrophoric alloy

Questions about misch metal

What does misch metal mean?

misch metal means "a pyrophoric alloy made from a mixture of rare-earth metals".

Is misch metal a common word?

misch metal is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.