metallic
Of, relating to or characteristic of metal.
Other meanings
Made of or containing metal.
Harsh, as if coming from two metals striking one another.
Related words
- bimetallic
- half-metallic
- antemetallic
- biometallic
- dimetallic
- flexometallic
- premetallic
- quadrimetallic
- heterometallic
- homometallic
- intermetallic
- monometallic
Word history
From Ancient Greek "μέταλλον".
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