a soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element; occurs mainly as nuggets in rocks and alluvial deposits; does not react with most chemicals but is attacked by chlorine and aqua regia
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yellow sandal
yellow sandal
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brass
an alloy of copper and zinc
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mākṣika
a kind of mineral substance; pyrites?
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saffron
Old World crocus having purple or white flowers with aromatic pungent orange stigmas used in flavoring food