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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Of, resembling, or having the properties of a metal.
  • adjective Containing metal ions.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Of a metallic nature or quality; consisting of or like metal; containing metal: as, metalline water.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (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.
  • adjective rare, rare Pertaining to, or resembling, a metal; metallic.
  • adjective rare Impregnated with metallic salts; chalybeate.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun chemistry, dated A substance of variable composition, but resembling a soft, dark-coloured metal, used in the bearings of machines to reduce friction, and as a substitute for lubricants.

Etymologies

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metal +‎ -ine?

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