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metallic

[muh-tal-ik] / məˈtæl ɪk /


ADJECTIVE
suggestive of metal in sound
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Intermetallics are solid materials made from two or more metallic elements arranged in a highly ordered crystal structure.

From Science Daily Jul. 31, 2026

In contrast, big-bodied red wines taste bitter and metallic when they're served lower than 16C, says Bartolotta.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

The tower of the former Pfizer headquarters was built in the 1960s, alternating sleek rows of metallic cladding and rectangular windows up a wedding-cake-shaped facade.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

It was wearing a shredded rubakha, dingy and rusty and matted to the thing’s body with some kind of metallic bands like frail armor.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack




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