Defn: Having the form or structure of a metal.
METALLINE Met"al*line, a. Etym: [Cf. F. métallin.] (Chem.) (a) Pertaining to, or resembling, a metal; metallic; as, metalline properties. (b) Impregnated with metallic salts; chalybeate; as, metalline water. [R.]
METALLINE
Met"al*line ( or ), n. (Chem.)
Defn: A substance of variable composition, but resembling a soft, dark-colored metal, used in the bearings of machines for obviating friction, and as a substitute for lubricants.
METALLIST
Met"al*list, n.
Defn: A worker in metals, or one skilled in metals.
METALLIZATION
Met`al*li*za"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. métallisation.]
Defn: The act or process of metallizing. [R.]
METALLIZE
Met"al*lize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Metallized; p. pr. & vb. n.
Metallizing.] Etym: [Cf. F. métalliser.]
Defn: To impart metallic properties to; to impregnate with a metal.
[R.]