metalline

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Definition of metalline

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (dated, uncountable)A substance of variable composition, but resembling a soft, dark-coloured metal, used in the bearings of machines to reduce friction, and as a substitute for lubricants.
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noun

  1. (dated, uncountable)A substance of variable composition, but resembling a soft, dark-coloured metal, used in the bearings of machines to reduce friction, and as a substitute for lubricants.

adj

  1. Relating to, or resembling, a metal; metallic.
    “metalline properties”
  2. Impregnated with metallic salts; chalybeate.
    “metalline water”

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Etymology

From Middle English metallyne, from Middle French metalin and Latin metallinus. By surface analysis, metal + -ine.

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