metallic
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
metallic/məˈtalɪk/
▶adjective relating to or resembling metal.
■ (of sound) sharp and ringing.
■ having the sheen of metal.
▶noun a thing made of or resembling metal.– derivatives
metallically adverb,
metallicity noun (pl. metallicities).
metallically adverb,
metallicity noun (pl. metallicities).
'metallic' also found in these Oxford entries:
actinide
- actinium
- agrion
- alloy
- arsenide
- bluebottle
- boride
- bronzewing
- calx
- ceramic
- chalcid
- chromium plate
- chrysalis
- chunk
- clang
- core
- enamel
- forester
- galena
- greenbottle
- halogen
- -ide
- -ium
- jangle
- Japanese beetle
- jewel beetle
- lanthanide
- leaf beetle
- lurex
- lustre
- lustreware
- magnesium flare
- metallize
- non-metal
- plasteel
- plink
- pyrography
- rare earth
- regulus
- sea holly
- speculum
- stone
- tinny
- tinsel
- transition metal
- triblet
- vitriol
- wash
- wire brush
