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  • adjective Composed of multiple metals

Etymologies

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poly- +‎ metallic

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Examples

  • ISA, meeting at its headquarters in Jamaica, said it had approved on Tuesday applications from China and Russia—the first from any countries—to explore relatively newly discovered deposits called polymetallic sulphides that form around volcanic vents in ridges on the seabed.

    U.N. Clears China Sea-Floor Plan Jeremy Page 2011

  • ISA, meeting at its headquarters in Jamaica, also approved last week applications from China and Russia—the first from any countries—to explore relatively newly discovered deposits called polymetallic sulphides that form around volcanic vents in ridges on the seabed.

    China Makes Milestone Dive Jeremy Page 2011

  • ISA, which is based in Jamaica, is meeting to discuss, among other things, unprecedented applications from China and Russia to explore a more recently discovered mineral source, called polymetallic sulphides.

    China to Dive for Buried Treasures Jeremy Page 2011

  • ISA, which is based in Jamaica, is meeting to discuss, among other things, unprecedented applications from China and Russia to explore a more recently discovered mineral source, called polymetallic sulphides.

    WSJ.com: What's News US 2011

  • ISA, meeting at its headquarters in Jamaica, also approved last week applications from China and Russia-the first from any countries-to explore relatively newly discovered deposits called polymetallic sulphides that form around volcanic vents in ridges on the seabed.

    WSJ.com: What's News US 2011

  • The rocks, which are 25 per cent manganese, are known as polymetallic nodules because of the mix of metals in them.

    The Earth Times Online Newspaper 2010

  • The rocks, which are 25 per cent manganese, are known as polymetallic nodules because of the mix of metals in them.

    The Earth Times Online Newspaper 2010

  • The rocks, which are 25 per cent manganese, are known as polymetallic nodules because of the mix of metals in them.

    The Earth Times Online Newspaper 2010

  • The rocks, which are 25 per cent manganese, are known as polymetallic nodules because of the mix of metals in them.

    The Earth Times Online Newspaper 2010

  • The rocks, which are 25 per cent manganese, are known as polymetallic nodules because of the mix of metals in them.

    The Earth Times Online Newspaper 2010

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