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submetallic

submetallic adjective: having a lustre like that of metal, but duller and less reflective.

Adjective

submetallic (not comparable)

  1. Having a lustre like that of metal, but duller and less reflective

Origin of submetallic

From sub- + metallic.

Questions about submetallic

What does submetallic mean?
Submetallic means having a lustre like that of metal, but duller and less reflective.
What part of speech is submetallic?
Submetallic is an adjective.

Words near submetallic in the dictionary

  1. submetabolic
  2. submetabolome
  3. submetabolomes
  4. submetacentric
  5. submetacentrics
  6. submetallic
  7. submetapleural
  8. submetatarsal
  9. submeter
  10. submetered
  11. submetering

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