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metallic

[muh-tal-ik] / məˈtæl ɪk /


ADJECTIVE
suggestive of metal in sound
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The material combines tungsten carbide, which provides hardness, with cobalt, which acts as a metallic binder that holds the carbide particles together.

From Science Daily Aug. 4, 2026

The liquids usually contain the metallic element vanadium.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

Sisilla’s mission is to investigate a metallic world of exiled plague victims gone incommunicado.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

The metallic is pulling it all together and the butterfly clips.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

Leigh the Bard tapped her metallic nail on her chin.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova




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