metalleity

noun

met·​al·​le·​i·​ty

ˌmetᵊlˈēətē,

-ēətē,

-i

plural -es

: metallicity

Word History

Etymology

probably from French métalléité, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin metalleus of metal (from Latin metallum metal) + French -ité -ity

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