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

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  1. a. Pertaining to, or resembling, a metal; metallic; as, metalline properties.
  2. a. Impregnated with metallic salts; chalybeate; as, metalline water.
  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.
  4. (a) Pertaining to, or resembling, a metal; metallic; as, metalline properties. (b) Impregnated with metallic salts; chalybeate; as, metalline water. [R.] 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.
  5. A substance of variable composition, but resembling a soft,dark-colored metal, used in the bearings of machines for obviatingfriction, and as a substitute for lubricants.
  6. a. Pertaining to, or resembling, a metal; metallic; as, metalline properties. a. Impregnated with metallic salts; chalybeate; as, metalline water. 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.