METALLINE

a. n.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
a.

Pertaining to, or resembling, a metal; metallic; as, metalline properties.

2.
a.

Impregnated with metallic salts; chalybeate; as, metalline water. [R.]

3.
n.

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.


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