How To Use Metallic In A Sentence

I could perceive no trace of a metallic vein, so thoroughly had it been worked out, but scattered over the hillside with schist, talcose slate, and fragments of quartz, was a great deal of scoriae, showing that metal of some kind had been excavated, and that the smelting had been done on the spot. Wanderings by southern waters, eastern Aquitaine
I can find no legitimate references to the use of metallic, inorganic, or organic silver compounds as a sanitizer, disinfectant, or sterilizing agent. quaternary ammonium chloride compounds - Mixtures of compounds such as alkyl dimethyl benzyl ammonium chloride, didecyl dimethyl ammonium chloride, dioctyl dimethyl ammonium chloride, and octyl decyl dimethyl ammonium chloride are very commonly used as surface sanitizer; if you look at your household cleaners that claim disinfecting properties, there's a high percentage chance that you'll find a "quat". Question ;Microdyne
We encounter a patient with recurrent jaundice resulting from tumor ingrowth to the metallic stent.
Some ensembles shimmered with metallic accents, while others popped in bubblegum pink.
It sounds like angry metallic bees colliding mid air. The Sun

But the extended prayer in unison is a metallic Procrusteanism, which absolutely defies the rationale of the whole business, which is the communication of meaning. Leap Year -- Day
The most common types of tubing that can be cut are stainless steel and nitinol, however the system can be used to cut many other types of metallic tubing.
So the historic gold and bimetallic standards receive attention, both as union and disunion (breaking-up).
Since then thousands of artists have tried to bottle up its bright metallic sheen for themselves. The Sun
Metallic tiles are fashionable right now, and these patterned designs will add a luxurious sheen to walls and floors. Times, Sunday Times
In the first place, it was found that, because of the reducing action of metallic copper on cupric sulphate to form cuprous sulphate, too little copper was deposited in the copper coulometer to correspond to the current. Theodore W. Richards - Nobel Lecture
She landed on the hood, feetfirst, with a metallic thunk and a distinctly less metallic snap. Crossed
Large, insoluble intermetallic particles that are present or form in the temperature range between liquidus and solidus reduce feeding.
The song begins with pounding drums, around which metallic noises clatter. Times, Sunday Times
Silver is still desirable, but other metallics and copper tones in costume jewellery are making inroads.
White, metallics and other washed out colours, (such as grey and khaki) dominated the collection.
Like lily, lotus tends to be metallic and headachingly heady on me. Archive 2007-02-01
The collection ended on a high note with a sequence of little black sack dresses with gilded metallic trim.
Reactions of non-metallic elements to form covalent compounds are atom transfer reactions.
The gryphons 'claws clicked metallically on the marble floor, and the bulk of the Palace muffled the sounds of the crowd outside. Widows and Orphans
In working with organometallic compounds, for example, he placed the metal atom at the center of a geometric figure (such as a cube) and surrounded it with other atoms, ions, and groups of atom at the corners of the figure.
With a gasp, his head jerked left as a metallic sound echoed through the room.
There would be no cheering crowd, and maybe that was what he felt now, the metallic taste of battle rage pent up. SONS OF HEAVEN
The only option will be 450 for metallic paint. The Sun
Silk taffeta is lit up with metallic yarns; mesh is wired for a new look; and paillettes add reflections to fabrics.
Never use any abrasive powder for any other reason on china; it may remove metallic or other decorations.
The big milling machine was working on the final large beryllium component, a large metallic hyperboloid about fifty centimeters in length, with a maximum width of twenty. The Sum of all Fears
I'm not sure if somebody my age is supposed to have an opinion about such things, but the Hervé 'refix' of 'Enter Sandman' by Metallica is brilliant. Archive 2008-09-01
However, a bimetallic monetary system of coinage was also established by the Constitutional mandate to Congress to ‘coin Money, regulate the Value thereof’.
We present them the example of France as an unanswerable proof that one great nation can maintain bimetallism, and that by maintaining it she escaped the worst evils that have affected the monometallic countries, and assured for herself an extraordinary progress and prosperity. If Not Silver, What?
Chapter VI. that the use of metallic copper in the construction of acetylene apparatus is not permissible or judicious, because the gas is liable to form therewith an explosive compound known as copper acetylide; it might seem, therefore, that the employment of a copper salt for purification courts accident. Acetylene, the Principles of Its Generation and Use
Under the barrel roof of York Hall – a boxing venue – music by Underworld sends a metallic beat through the action, and giant videos flicker behind a hectically lit revolving stage. Hamlet; Passion; Beautiful Burnout; Wanderlust
From the 1870s through World War I, most European and Latin American nations as well as Japan and the United States abandoned bimetallic standards, which based currencies on both gold and silver, and embraced the gold standard.
He believed that more metallics could be created by adding amounts of the four coloured inks used in every printing press to a single base ink containing a silver pigment.
These complications may be minimized by passing all arthroscopic instruments through sturdy metallic sheaths to prevent multiple attempts at hip joint penetrance and perforations of the hip capsule.
Closely allied to this subject is the investigation of the mode in which certain metals are reduced from their solutions by metallic sulphides, or, in common language, the influence which the presence of such substances as mundic and galena may exercise in effecting the deposit of pure metals, such as gold, in mineral lodes. Getting Gold: a practical treatise for prospectors, miners and students
I heard the metallic ring of a horse's shoes striking the temple's stone courtyard.
Even the smallest metallic object, whether a nail file or cigarette lighter, is immediately confiscated.
The ocelli (eye-like spots) on the spinous dorsal fin of males are metallic blue, surrounded by a golden ring.
Tools, parts, toys, instruments, tchotchkes - the weight of some new thing in my hand, often small, metallic and well machined, compels me to add it to my life.
It beams a radio signal that bounces back off a metallic object. Times, Sunday Times
I squeeze the trigger, recoil, smell the metallic smoke, hear the shotgun crack.
Her façade is starting to flicker and fade into an electric blue haze, allowing me to see her true metallic shape underneath. 365 tomorrows » Insert Coins To Operate : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day
‘How strange’ the figure said in a raspy metallic voice, not dissimilar to X's.
The theoretical upper temperature for this to happen with metallic compounds is about 40K.
There would be no safe way to have this anywhere near the boat, although Id think you might be able to attach some (soft nonmetallic) floats to it and tow it, but nobody is going to want that thing in port. Commercial Fisherman Lands Live Missile
a monometallic seems to be that a single-metal standard leaves out one-half of the world's resources; but the same thing must occur with a bimetallic standard unless the metals can be placed and kept in a state of exact equilibrium, or so that nothing can be gained by the exchange of one for the other. American Eloquence, Volume 4 Studies In American Political History (1897)
The supporters of so-called ‘bimetallism’ were not interested in a workable bimetallic system with a market-responsive ratio.
Dropping the rag over the side of the bedpost, she turned and let the scabrous shard fall into a small bowl on the dresser; it greeted a similarly discordant family with a slight tink of angular metallic collision.
Other owners use metallic wraps, multitone paint jobs and body kits to transform middle-of-the-road supercars into outlandish creations. Times, Sunday Times
At the same time, Iraqi potters developed luster glazes by adding metallic elements to the surface of the glazed piece before a second firing in the kiln.
Highlight the high spots with various metallic paints and powdered pigments.
He feels like himself, but is trapped in a dog's body, describing in graphic detail the many pungent, metallic, meaty and sickly smells all around him.
There are those in England who still believe that this war will be the supreme test of the gold monometallic base for money and banking. The Audacious War
Nickel is one of the most important metallic impurity in very large scale integrated circuit (VLSI). It affects seriously the VLSI properties.
Even the smallest metallic object, whether a nail file or cigarette lighter, is immediately confiscated.
Some models, such as those made by Brandt, have washable metallic filters that can be cleaned in the dishwasher.
Cover with ‘cooking’ water (as tap water will leave a sulfury, metallic taste not consistent with traditional Jewish cooking).
She was swaying from side to side and the men unshackled her from the ceiling and dragged her to a metallic chair, bolted to the floor.
The reduced metal typically forms a metallic alloy on the cathode.
They were all removed from the base of the tower where the metallic girders intercross, police said. Investigators target Pana Wave over minor vehicle offenses
Active ingredients-wise your choices include metallic or inorganic silver compounds, quaternary ammonium chloride compounds, and iodine or an iodophor. Question ;Microdyne
A butterfly was flapping around the wheelbarrow looking for a fragrance to match the colour of that great metallic flower.
K - a light soft silver-white metallic element of the alkali metal group; oxidizes rapidly in air and reacts violently with water; is abundant in nature in combined forms occurring in sea water and in carnallite and kainite and sylvite Word of the Day
There was a confusion of footsteps as the Russian boys barreled down the steps, still calling to each other, and then the metallic sound repeated itself.
The air thickened around him, a metallic brume that watered his eyes. The Mercury Visions of Louis Daguerre
In cut sections kamacite looks like metallic iron and like the other important nickel-iron mineral, taenite.
Metallic leather upper in a Roman two piece flat sandal style with a round open toe.
Each of these latter is located in front of the platinized point of a screw, v, which is affixed to a small metallic tongue. Scientific American Supplement, No. 365, December 30, 1882
He turned around, his metallic green tights glinting in the sunlight, his open vest with vines stitched on only one side.
The monster stumbled back as purple ooze started to spill out of its metallic form.
Just as impressive are Alpine White III matt, Black Sapphire metallic and Silver Grey metallic.
Aluminium, the metallic basis of alumin, a large material in many rocks, is another abundant elementary substance. Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation
In East Hampton, NY, village blacksmith James DeMartis reigns metallically supreme. Tom Gregory: Made in America: Strike While the Iron is Hot (Video)
You can wear these shoes with anything in your wardrobe, with the exception of a metallic dress, or dungarees. Times, Sunday Times
The yarn is a combination of thin, metallic alloys with natural and synthetic yarns such as cotton, polyester or silk. Times, Sunday Times
From the metallic zizz of the starter motor and the first flurry of revs to the final frantic thrashings of the crankshaft, this is swansong motoring.
The team's electrohydrodynamic jet (e-jet) printer works by establishing a voltage difference between its metallic nozzle and a substrate below. New Scientist - Online News
Bournonite is a steel-gray to iron-black metallic mineral with a luster that varies from brilliant to dull.
Indians were masters of calcination, distillation, sublimation and preparation of metallic salts, compounds and alloys.
It converts organic solvents into a stable gel, providing an organometallic model for a catalyst to be used efficiently in a single phase, homogeneous catalytic reaction.
They are the size and shape of chipolata sausages but the most extraordinary colour, slaty metallic blue.
Based on meteorite studies, astronomers recognize that NEAs have diverse compositions, including silicate, carbonaceous and hydrocarbon-bearing, metallic, and ice-bearing materials.
What can be done if the concentration of metallic elements rises above the toxic threshold, particularly those that have no known function in the body?
Hurtling through the air, it seemed, with a sense of fierce speed, the varied clangors of the train, the ringing of the rails, the frequent hoarse blasts of the whistle, the jangling of the metallic fixtures, the jarring of the window-panes, all were keenly differentiated by her exacerbated and sensitive perceptions, and each had its own peculiar irritation. The Ordeal A Mountain Romance of Tennessee
Options of a six-CD autochanger and metallic paint are offered across the range.
He began to assemble his guns, slowly piecing them together with metallic clicks and scrapes.
Collocabatur in medio domûs emaculatæ odoribus Arabicis undique, lance rotunda pure superposita, ex diversis metallicis materiis fabrefacta; cujus in ambitu rotunditatis extremo elementorum viginti quatuor scriptiles formæ incisæ perite, dijungebantur spatiis examinate dimensis. Notes and Queries, Number 227, March 4, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc.
In the gleaming darkness, the big metallic rod threw a menacing shadow across our window.
A Colorado company wants to drill on a nearby ranch in search of bertrandite that could be mined for beryllium, a rare metallic element used in everything from nuclear reactors to golf clubs. Mjh's blog — 2005 — June
Our favourites feature trends like mock-croc, metallic and pussybow neck details. The Sun
Iraq has vast and untapped mineral deposits located throughout its various provinces and regions, offering unrivalled opportunities for the extraction of key minerals such as sulphur, phosphorate, salt, gypsum, limestone and ironstone, as well as range of metallic minerals. Iraq Updates - Latest News
Cruise control and metallic paint are included in the price. Times, Sunday Times
I waited until the condenser in the air-conditioner cut in with a metallic whingeing and opened the door. INSTRUMENTS OF DARKNESS
The feet were constantly caught and entangled in the long grass, that was parched in the scorching sun; the eyes were dazzled on all sides by the glaring metallic glitter on the young reddish leaves of the trees; on all sides were the variegated blue clusters of vetch, the golden cups of bloodwort, and the half-lilac, half-yellow blossoms of the heart's-ease. A Sportsman's Sketches Works of Ivan Turgenev, Volume I
He handed a small metallic round canister to Adam and put another to his mouth after unsealing it.
The metallic clang of the fire escape being clambered on was getting louder by the second.
Her hair was sun-scorched, long, tendrilly, her dress a metallic sheath of gold that turned russet when the silk moved across her hips. The End of the Pier
The understanding of many important chemistries is being advanced by the use of ReactIR ™ because it provides detailed information about key reactive species and their concentrations under a range of challenging environments including organometallic, polymer, hydroformylation, carbonylation and hydrogenation chemistries, among others. PRWeb - Daily News Feed
While Stout eschewed the splashy gestures of expressionism, there is a deep, almost lyrical sensuality not only in his shapes, but in the sumptuous metallic texture of the graphite.
At that time organometallic chemistry was in its infancy and it provided a fertile field for a mechanistic chemist. Robert H. Grubbs - Autobiography
That was a big problem, because what was so compelling about her was her humanity, and to shoot her behind a big curtain, or in shadow, and to metallically alter her voice, would have turned her into a kind of monster. A Studio Blossoms Downtown
Sparkling and metallic finishes are huge trends. The Sun
Metallic materials are known to affect the optical properties of quantum dots, either by enhancing or inhibiting photoluminescence, depending on a range of factors including the size and shape of the materials, the distance between them, and the wavelength of light used to induce photoexcitation. PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories
A healthy tooth percussed with a metal instrument gives a metallic sound.
The heart of the "heat radio" is a very tiny and very delicate thermocouple, which is mounted at the focal point of a large metallic reflector. Modern Mechanix
Zinc (pronounced/ˈzɪŋk/, from German Zink), also known as spelter, is a metallic chemical element; it has the symbol Zn and atomic number 30. PhpBB.com
Low-e glazings use a thin, metallic oxide coating deposited on the glass to reduce radiant heat loss through the window.
The heavier metallic elements, some of which living systems also require, are formed only in very massive stars during supernova explosions.
From somewhere in the distance came the whang of metallic rock. BLACK EAGLES
I moved to the Midwest to take a postdoc at a large research university where I performed a mix of organic and organometallic research. Archive 2008-07-01
These packages add custom color metallic paint, custom color Nappa leather interior and exotic burl walnut trim.
The product sectors exhibited in the Hall ranged from manufactured products, non-metallic minerals, processed foods and precious and semi-precious stones.
It beams a radio signal that bounces back off a metallic object. Times, Sunday Times
Industrial minerals are defined as non-metallic, non-fuel minerals which can be exploited commercially.
She was standing there in a tight pink metallic minidress, smiling and perky as usual.
Metallics and more metallics will shimmer and shine on many diverse materials.
Whether she has suffered more relatively than we should have suffered from the same cause in America, had we been foolish enough to imitate the monometallic policy of Germany in 1873, is however open to question; and I have an impression, which it will require evidence to remove, that the actual organisation known as the Ireland Under Coercion (2nd ed.) (2 of 2) (1888)
Circumstantial evidence, I know, but evidence that strongly suggests that the engineer was clobbered by a heavy metallic instrument.
The finishing touch came with the specification of a semi metallic mid grey paint finish, covering sheet steel doors.
It also bears out the bimetallist claim that the bimetallic price level should be more stable than the price level under a monometallism provided other things are reasonably equal and both precious metals are used for monetary purposes.
The clipped lines and metallic austerities of modern design couldn't resist the assaults of this charm offensive inspired by tchotchkes from Mexico, India, and the Southwest.
Christine Brown of Toyota says that in focus groups, buyers under 35 say they consider metallics as luxurious and futuristic.
Shipp's metallic chords against Brown's restless drumming and fitful swing are spine-tingling on Part Two, and his stately, harpsichord-like reverie entrancing on Part Three.
If you remember the Periodic Table of Elements from your high school chemistry class, rare earth refers to a group of 17 elements, also called lanthanide elements, with similar metallic characteristics, but differing from other metals. Rare Earth Elements Becoming Hot Commodity
When metals were calcined, the terra pinguis escaped, leaving behind a metallic calx (what we today call an oxide).
For instance, some of the firm's stretch denims were printed with a metallic gold color, and others had gold borders and fringe.
It resembles a small one-sided headphone with a small boom microphone, and comes in a bluish-grey and silver metallic colour.
Fraser even holds out the possibility of adding a metallic soft-touch finish to a specific area on a larger part, like a door panel.
Workers in gold and ivory, in gems and talismans, in brass and fine linen and purple had done the marvels which those courtier adventurers brought with them over the sea, and to these, from year to year, had been added the treasure of private chests -- necklaces and coronals and hair-loops, bottles and vases of glass coloured with metallic oxides, and patterned aggry-beads, now sometimes found in ancient tombs on the Ashantee coasts. Romance Island
Yancy Butler essayed the lead role of Sara Pezzini, the New York cop who is drawn to the Witchblade, a mystical bracelet which often manifests itself as a Geiger-inspired metallic glove that can be both shield and sword. 03 « April « 2009 « Axiom's Edge Science Fiction and Fantasy
Metallic elements offer a plethora of textures from silky smooth silver to brushed aluminium.
Special effects and metallic finishes are hot trends. The Sun
It took a few moments as the Ambassador waited metallically, unknowingly, as it made its own death. Enjoyment
It was just those uniforms and all that marching: the metallic bugle notes and the sound of crisp, sharp commands. THREE KINDS OF KISSING - SCOTTISH SHORT STORIES
During the evening, Philosophy's ‘little’ woman shows off micro dresses in chiffon embroidered with little metallic circles to conceal excessive nudity.
Among the tools are a variety of ceramic and metallic composites that could provide a tougher, more heat-resistant skin for a next-generation space shuttle.
The fish has a nice, impressive appearance but there is no flavour at all of the fish; only the sickly metallic taste of the molasses. Times, Sunday Times
Blouses were trimmed with copper-coloured sequins and there was a healthy smattering of tweed, metallic and brocade. Paris fashion week turns to Lady Gaga – and a quiet Belgian
-- Henry B. Pitner, La Porte, Ind. -- This invention consists of an iron thimble or slieve provided on each end in the inside with a screw thread into which are fitted ends of brass or composition, or other metal softer than iron, in such a way that said metallic ends will not turn in the box, and so that the axle bears only upon the softer metal. Scientific American, Volume 17, No. 26 December 28, 1867 A Weekly Journal of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, and Manufactures.
Halfway between the wrist and the elbow, some of the android's metallic innards could be seen.
This incredibly dense, hot soup of protons and electrons is called fluid metallic hydrogen.
The term is also sometimes used for compounds in which a nitrogen or other non-metallic atom of an organic group is directly bonded to a lithium atom.
There are a lot of echoes, for instance, and these either stretch the small metallic sounds out into drones or create sharp, stuttering rhythms.
Arsenic has two allotropes, yellow arsenic and metallic arsenic, which is brittle.
Don't touch metallic objects like ice axes, crampons, tent poles, or jewelry.
They have large, prominent eyes, and metallic green leathery forewings with small light spots and coppery-green legs.
This is a rich bronze with a metallic gold shimmer. Times, Sunday Times
All are wearing identical jumpsuits, some sort of shiny metallic material straight out of human ufology, and all of them have a stone of one kind or another embedded into their forehead.
Induced polarization method uses the two modes of electrical conduction that occur in mineralized rocks, ionic in pore fluids and electronic in metallic minerals.
The bimetallic ratio of silver and gold in 1560 was 13 to 1 in Mexico, 11 to 1 in Europe and in China was 4 to 1.
The light of any combustible consumed on the "incandescent" system is derived from glowing particles of ceria, thoria, or similar metallic oxides; and the character or shade of the light they emit is a function, apart from the temperature to which they are raised, of their specific chemical nature. Acetylene, the Principles of Its Generation and Use
The Tin Woodman is emboldened by a bimetallic tool, a gold ax with a silver blade, and the Scarecrow learns he's intelligent, not stupid. "Over the Rainbow"
The scratchboard, in gold or silver, is laminated with a shiny, metallic base that offers impressive details with minimum effort using any standard scratching tool.
The figure laughs and I cringe at the raucous, metallic sound that sounds from the image of my mouth.
I hear a metallic "clank" as I start to walk across the ramp. Unclebob Diary Entry
Or rock the look with a metallic nail. The Sun
Metallic colors — for example, ceruse, lead white, verdet — have no odor by themselves. The Creation of Color in Eighteenth-Century Europe
Lime, bog ore, and various metallic salts, such as ferric chloride, barium chloride, and copper sulphate have been suggested, and in some instances are used instead of aluminium sulphate, but the latter is generally employed. The Handbook of Soap Manufacture
Tiny scales on the upper side of their wings reflect the light, making the metallic blue of the wings shine. Times, Sunday Times
The smaller element may be a nonmetallic element, such as boron, carbon, nitrogen, or silicon.
Similarly, the statute refers to “knuckles of any substance” that can be “put to the same use with the same or similar effect” as metallic knuckles; nunchaku, zoobow “or any similar weapon” configured with two sticks connected by rope, chain, or wire; and shuriken or “any similar pointed starlike object intended to injure a person when thrown.” The Volokh Conspiracy » What is a zoobow?
The gear is fused into a series of thick, metallic protective boxes situated between the vehicle's passenger and driver seats.
Usually metallic rather than ceramic, these servers included plates, shallow bowls without feet, and shallow footed bowls.
As it did, lights came on within the hidden room, disclosing a great semiglobe of some fine metallic mesh, thirty feet in diameter and fifteen in height. Police Operation
The nitriding process is based on the affinity of nascent nitrogen for iron and certain other. metallic elements.
In the custom room, next to his office, the drapes are hand-woven of capeskin, suede and gold metallic strands, and hang from ceiling to floor.
Off in the distance the trees rustled and a glint of sunlight dashed off a metallic surface.
The tetrahedrite crystal on this specimen is a simple tetrahedron with very smooth, clean crystal faces and a bright, shiny metallic gray color (personal observation).
Was metallic silver too outré? Times, Sunday Times
One day in 1780, a Italian anatomist Luigi Galvani (Luigi Galvani) do dissections of frogs, hands hold VGP-BPS10A/B all kinds of metallic equipment, inadvertently touched a thigh of a frog during a same time, a contraction muscles of frog legs during once a moment, as a stimulatory effect, as well as if only a steel instrument to! touch a frogs, a absence of such a reaction. Archive 2009-12-01
Earth has an actively convecting dense metallic core that produces and sustains a strong magnetic field.
Titanium aluminides are intermetallic materials that don't contain nickel The Engineer - News
The key turned in the lock with a loud metallic click.
Instead of playing Europe in 2013, as originally envisaged, Metallica will take a "European Summer Vacation" next year, including gigs at Germany's Rock Im Park and Rock Am Ring festivals in early June—where the top-grossing thrash band will play its chart-topping 1991 record known as "The Black Album" in its entirety—before heading to Britain and Austria. Overweight in Metal, This Band Tries to Play Tunes in Forex
K - a light soft silver-white metallic element of the alkali metal group; oxidizes rapidly in air and reacts violently with water; is abundant in nature in combined forms occurring in sea water and in carnallite and kainite and sylvite Word of the Day
Second: The plastic mediator - that is to say, the metallic envelope, separated from the epidermis and the flesh, a kind of armature with flexible joints, in wich the internal system is firmly fixed. Eva do Amanhã
Now and again, you could hear the unmistakable metallic sound of snow shovels banging into concrete sidewalks, along with the deep rumble of a passing plow.
The technology, usually the cornerstone of sci-fi, is biomechanical rather than metallic.
While her green, gold, and red metallic body costume with its short skirt emphasizes her luxuriant sensuality, her waist beads indicate that she is marriageable and morally desirable.
Since then thousands of artists have tried to bottle up its bright metallic sheen for themselves. The Sun
Current design fashion is the building construction of outstanding room, the metallic desk lamp of Italianism is well worth doing here, because their itself is sculpture of a miniature.
The new oil is formulated with high-quality Group II base stocks and uses a proprietary, premium additive package containing ashless dispersants, oxidation inhibitors, metallic detergents and a metallic anti-wear agents. Business Wire Travel News
From the origin of the United States, the currency was in continuing trouble because the United States was on a bimetallic rather than a gold standard, in short a market basket of two commodities, gold and silver.
Instead of the usual metallic zinc taste it was more like something sweet, like syrup or nectar.
What this means is that metallic carbon nanotubes can be separated from semiconducting carbon nanotubes, and the latter can be sorted by diameter.
I am still smiling as I am typing, just imagining the discrete metallic dashes of “les agrafes de circonstance” and the look on the face of the women behind the counter! Agrafer - French Word-A-Day
I have odd taste in music, a friend introduced me to Penguin Cafe Orchestra, and I love Apocalyptica's cello Metallica covers ( "One" on cello is pure win). Video Game Hipsters
Metallic oxides are bases because the oxide ions accept protons from water molecules, thereby generating hydroxide ions in solution.
This year lime green or aubergine might be in and next year it's metallic colours. Times, Sunday Times
Silver metallic surfaces gleamed at him from every angle, a tangled heap of wires residing around five power ports in a row.
He took a bunch of pictures with it, and sure enough, they too look as metallically eerie and ghostlike as if they'd been lost in archives for a century.
She had once thought those lines referred to the river Axe, the sacred river that ran through the subterranean chambers and caverns and stalactites of the Cheddar gorge, but she now saw that the Alph of Xanadu was the Severn, and that the sunless sea was Coleridge's prophetic vision of the pewter post-nuclear wasteland of this estuary, spreading out westwards in the post-nuclear future towards the metallic fish-free Atlantic. Margaret Drabble | Trespassing
When alarmed they utter a sharp metallic clinking sound rather like that made by a hammer striking an anvil.
The fabrication of thin metallic wires, or nanowires, is a critical technology for communications technology.
His senses responded only to the sonorous music of the woods; a steadfast wind ringing metallic melody from the pine-tops contented him as the sound of the sea does the sailor; and dear as the odors of the ocean to the mariner were the resinous scents of the forest to him. A Mountain Woman
Mercury thus contains a much greater abundance of denser materials, the strong implication being that it is rich in metallic iron.
She reached into the diminutive pocket located near the bodice of her wrapper, and procured a set of metallic keys hanging from a rather large gold ring.
These elongated relatives of the buckyball can be metallic, semiconducting, or even insulating depending on their helicity and diameter.
A chromium-plated tubular steel frame is topped in either grey, metallic black, or transparent plexiglass.

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