submetallic
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of submetallic
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Schillerisā′tion, the process by which microscopic crystals have been developed in other minerals so as to give a submetallic sheen by internal reflection; Schill′erite, or Schill′er-spar rock, enstatite schillerised.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
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