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metal

noun as in lustrous chemical element

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For their proof-of-concept work, the researchers used Field's metal, which is an alloy of indium, bismuth and tin.

Nearly four decades after Albany’s municipal landfill closed, it has evolved into an outdoor art gallery filled with sculptures made from reclaimed wood, stone and metal.

Although the metals are available on land, they are concentrated in a small number of countries, increasing the risk to supply.

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A delegation of mainly elderly men, some with crutches, sit closer to the front under the shade of the corrugated metal roof and wide-boughed trees which frame an open wall.

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I got the Sellers Hoosier, a wooden hutch with a built-in tin flour bin and a metal bread kneading shelf, now more than 100 years old, that my great-grandmother used to bake on.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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