alloy vs blend

alloy

verb
  • To mix or combine; often used of metals. 

  • To impair or debase by mixture. 

  • To reduce the purity of by mixing with a less valuable substance. 

noun
  • A metal that is a combination of two or more elements, at least one of which is a metal. 

  • An admixture; something added which stains, taints etc. 

  • Fusion, marriage, combination. 

blend

verb
  • To be mingled or mixed. 

  • To mingle; to mix; to unite intimately; to pass or shade insensibly into each other. 

noun
  • A mixture of two or more things. 

  • A word formed by combining two other words; a grammatical contamination, portmanteau word. 

How often have the words alloy and blend occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )