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Word: metallic
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From: gcide - The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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Metallic \Me*tal"lic\, a. [L. metallicus, fr. metallum: cf. F.
   m['e]tallique. See {Metal}.]
   1. Of or pertaining to a metal; of the nature of metal;
      resembling metal; as, a metallic appearance; a metallic
      alloy.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or characterized by, the
      essential and implied properties of a metal, as contrasted
      with a nonmetal or metalloid; conductive of electricity;
      basic; forming positive ions in solution; antacid.
      [1913 Webster +PJC]

   {Metallic iron}, iron in the state of the metal, as
      distinquished from its ores, as magnetic iron.

   {Metallic paper}, paper covered with a thin solution of lime,
      whiting, and size. When written upon with a pewter or
      brass pencil, the lines can hardly be effaced.

   {Metallic tinking} (Med.), a sound heard in the chest, when a
      cavity communicating with the air passages contains both
      air and liquid.
      [1913 Webster]
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From: wn - WordNet (r) 2.0
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metallic
     adj : 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 [syn: {metal(a)}]
           [ant: {nonmetallic}]
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From: moby-thes - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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32 Moby Thesaurus words for "metallic":
   brassy, brazen, choked, coarse, cracked, croaking, croaky, dry,
   gruff, guttural, harsh, harsh-sounding, hoarse, husky, metal,
   metallike, metalline, metalloid, organometallic, ragged, raucid,
   raucous, rough, roupy, rude, squawking, squawky, stertorous,
   strangled, thick, throaty, tinny