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metalline definition

met·al·line (met′ə lin, -līn′)

adjective

  1. resembling metal; metallic
  2. containing metal or metallic salts

Etymology: ME mettaline < ML metallinus

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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