Inorganic Chemical
metal Audio
met·al [ met-l ]
Subclass of:
Inorganic Chemicals
Definitions related to metals:
  • Element marked by luster, malleability, ductility, and conductivity of electricity and heat and which will ionized positively in solution.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Electropositive chemical elements characterized by ductility, malleability, luster, and conductance of heat and electricity. They can replace the hydrogen of an acid and form bases with hydroxyl radicals. (Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed)
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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