Metalepsy
(Met"a*lep`sy) n. (Chem.) Exchange; replacement; substitution; metathesis. [R.]
Metaleptic
(Met`a*lep"tic) a.
1. Of or pertaining to a metalepsis.
2. Transverse; as, the metaleptic motion of a muscle.
3. (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, concerned in, or occurring by, metalepsy.
Metaleptical
(Met`a*lep"tic*al) a. Metaleptic. — Met`a*lep"tic*al*ly, adv.
Metallic
(Me*tal"lic) a. [L. metallicus, fr. metallum: cf. F. métallique. See Metal.]
1. Of or pertaining to a metal; of the nature of metal; resembling metal; as, a metallic appearance; a metallic
alloy.
2. (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or characterized by, the essential and implied properties of a metal, as
contrasted with a nonmetal or metalloid; basic; antacid; positive.
Metallic iron, iron in the state of the metal, as distinquished from its ores, as magnetic iron. — Metallic
paper, paper covered with a thin solution of lime, whiting, and size. When written upon with a pewter
or brass pencil, the lines can hardly be effaced. — Metallic tinking (Med.), a sound heard in the
chest, when a cavity communicating with the air passages contains both air and liquid.
Metallical
(Me*tal"lic*al) a. See Metallic. [Obs.]
Metallicly
(Me*tal"lic*ly) adv. In a metallic manner; by metallic means.
Metallifacture
(Me*tal`li*fac"ture) n. [L. metallum metal + facere, factum, to make.] The production
and working or manufacture of metals. [R.] R. Park.
Metalliferous
(Met`al*lif"er*ous) a. [L. metallifer; metallum metal + ferre to bear: cf. F. métallifère.] Producing
metals; yielding metals.
Metalliform
(Me*tal"li*form) a. [L. metallum metal + -form: cf. F. métalliforme.] Having the form or structure
of a metal.
Metalline
(Met"al*line) a. [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) n. (Chem.) 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. A worker in metals, or one skilled in metals.
Metallization
(Met`al*li*za"tion) n. [Cf. F. métallisation.] The act or process of metallizing. [R.]
Metallize
(Met"al*lize) v. t. [imp. & p. p. Metallized ; p. pr. & vb. n. Metallizing ] [Cf. F. métalliser.]
To impart metallic properties to; to impregnate with a metal. [R.]
Metallochrome
(Me*tal"lo*chrome) n. [See Metallochromy.] A coloring produced by the deposition of
some metallic compound; specifically, the prismatic tints produced by depositing a film of peroxide of lead
on polished steel by electricity.
Metallochromy
(Me*tal"lo*chro`my) n. [L. metallum metal + Gr. color.] The art or process of coloring
metals.
