metal

/mˈɛtʌl/

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Definitions

Adjective
containing or made of or resembling or characteristic of a metal; "a metallic compound"; "metallic luster"; "the strange metallic note of the meadow lark, suggesting the clash of vibrant blades"- Ambrose Bierce
Noun
any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.
Noun
a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten; "brass is an alloy of zinc and copper"
Verb
cover with metal

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18-karat gold 22-karat gold Al alkali metal alkaline earth alkaline metal alkaline-earth metal Alnico aluminium aluminum Am amalgam americium antimony atomic number 100 atomic number 11 atomic number 12 atomic number 13 atomic number 19 atomic number 20 atomic number 21 atomic number 22 atomic number 23 atomic number 24 atomic number 25 atomic number 26 atomic number 27 atomic number 28 atomic number 29 atomic number 3 atomic number 30 atomic number 31 atomic number 37 atomic number 38 atomic number 39 atomic number 4 atomic number 40 atomic number 41 atomic number 42 atomic number 43 atomic number 44 atomic number 45 atomic number 46 atomic number 48 atomic number 49 atomic number 50 atomic number 51 atomic number 55 atomic number 56 atomic number 57 atomic number 58 atomic number 59 atomic number 60 atomic number 61 atomic number 62 atomic number 63 atomic number 64 atomic number 65 atomic number 66 atomic number 67 atomic number 68 atomic number 69 atomic number 70 atomic number 71 atomic number 72 atomic number 73 atomic number 74 atomic number 75 atomic number 76 atomic number 77 atomic number 80 atomic number 81 atomic number 82 atomic number 83 atomic number 84 atomic number 87 atomic number 88 atomic number 90 atomic number 91 atomic number 92 atomic number 93 atomic number 95 atomic number 96 atomic number 97 atomic number 98 atomic number 99 Ba babbitt Babbitt metal barium base metal Be bearing metal berkelium beryllium Bi bismuth Bk Britannia metal Ca cadmium caesium calcium californium Carboloy Cd Ce cerium cesium Cf cheoplastic metal chromium Cm Co cobalt copper copper-base alloy Cr Cs Cu curium dental amalgam dental gold Duralumin Dy dysprosium E einsteinium electrum Er erbium Es Eu europium Fe fermium Fm Fr francium fusible metal Ga gadolinium gallium Gd German silver glucinium hafnium heavy metal Hf Hg Ho holmium hydrargyrum In Inconel indium Invar Ir iridium iron K La lanthanum lead Li lithium Lu lutecium lutetium magnesium manganese mercury Mg Mn Mo molybdenum Na Nb Nd neodymium neptunium Ni nickel nickel alloy nickel silver nickel-base alloy niobium noble metal Np oreide oroide Os osmium Pa palladium Pb Pd pewter pinchbeck Pm Po polonium pot metal potassium Pr praseodymium promethium protactinium protoactinium pyrophoric alloy quicksilver Ra radium Rb Re Rh rhenium rhodium Ru rubidium ruthenium samarium Sb Sc scandium shot metal Sm Sn sodium solder Sr steel Stellite sterling silver strontium Ta tambac tantalum Tb Tc technetium terbium Th thallium thorium thulium Ti tin titanium Tl Tm tombac tombak tungsten type metal U uranium V vanadium W white gold white metal wolfram Wood''s alloy Wood''s metal Y Yb ytterbium yttrium zinc zirconium Zn Zr