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metallicolous

metallicolous adjective: adapted to grow preferentially in soils containing a higher than normal concentration of a particular metal (such as zinc or copper).

Adjective

metallicolous (not comparable)

  1. adapted to grow preferentially in soils containing a higher than normal concentration of a particular metal (such as zinc or copper)

Antonyms of metallicolous

Questions about metallicolous

What does metallicolous mean?
Metallicolous means adapted to grow preferentially in soils containing a higher than normal concentration of a particular metal (such as zinc or copper).
What part of speech is metallicolous?
Metallicolous is an adjective.

Words near metallicolous in the dictionary

  1. metallicizes
  2. metallicizing
  3. metallick
  4. metallicly
  5. metallicness
  6. metallicolous
  7. metallics
  8. metallide
  9. metallides
  10. metallifacture
  11. metallifactures

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