To reduce the purity of by mixing with a less valuable substance.
To impair or debase by mixture.
To mix or combine; often used of metals.
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.
To preserve food in a salt solution.
To prepare and flavor food (especially meat) for cooking by soaking in a salt solution.
The sea or ocean; the water of the sea.
Salt water; water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt; a salt-and-water solution for pickling.