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Me`tal´lic
a.1.Of or pertaining to a metal; of the nature of metal; resembling metal; as, a metallic appearance; a metallic alloy.
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.
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.
Adj.1.metallic - 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
Synonyms: metal
Antonyms:
nonmetal, nonmetallic - not containing or resembling or characteristic of a metal; "nonmetallic elements"
brazen, choked, coarse, cracked, croaking, croaky, dry, gruff, guttural, harsh-sounding, hoarse, husky, metal, metallike, metalline, metalloid, organometallic, ragged, raucid, raucous, rough, roupy, rude, squawking, squawky, stertorous, strangled, thick, throaty, tinny

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