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metall-

1 American  

  1. variant of metallo- especially before a vowel.

    metallurgy.
metall. 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. metallurgical.

  2. metallurgy.

Usage

What does metall- mean? The combining form metall- is used like a prefix meaning “metal.” It is occasionally used in scientific terms, especially in chemistry and medicine. The form metall- comes from Greek métallon, meaning “metal, mine, quarry.” Yes, quarry! Discover why at our entry for metal. What are variants of metall-?The form metall- is a variant of metallo-, which loses its -o- when combined with words or word elements beginning with vowels. A rare variant of metall- is metalli-, as in metalliferous. Want to know more? Read our Words That Use articles for both metalli- and metallo-.

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