metallic

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By carefully engineering the atomic interactions where two materials come into contact, the team was able to significantly alter the properties of a metallic material.

From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2026

Five eyeball-style air vents, with illuminated bezels and metallic accents, are arrayed across the dash.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

“There is a chemical, metallic taste to it that makes one think it was created in some renegade CIA lab.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Rare earths are a group of 17 metallic elements that have been described as the spice of manufacturing.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

His lungs burned as a stench like earth and fire filled them, and a metallic clanging assaulted his eardrums in a steady, repetitive rhythm he could appreciate.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray