metallic
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They varied several properties of the setup, including the cavity geometry, characteristic frequency, material thicknesses, dielectric materials, and metallic strips.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026
Researchers analyzing metallic iron inside impact glass from Chang'e-6 lunar soil have now identified face-centered cubic γ-Fe for the first time in natural lunar samples.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026
A well-documented side effect of the drugs is called dysgeusia, which can produce an unpleasant, metallic taste in the mouth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
He arrives at election counts wearing a metallic dustbin-shaped helmet, a silver cape and silver-and-black armour and brandishing his razor-sharp, deadpan sense of humour.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
It looked like an oak; it was so old that its bark seemed almost metallic, silver-brown in the fading light.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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