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metalline

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
met-alline
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Dated; Uncountable

adj

Relating to, or resembling, a metal; metallic.

adj

Impregnated with metallic salts; chalybeate.

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: metallyne, metalin, metallinus

Usage

Inflected Forms

more metalline (comparative) most metalline (superlative)

Questions

What does metalline mean?
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.
Where does metalline come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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