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Metallic vs Qandilite - What's the difference?

metallic | qandilite |

As nouns the difference between metallic and qandilite

is that metallic is a color while qandilite is (mineralogy) an opaque black metallic mineral with the chemical formula (mg,fe)2(ti,fe,al)o4.

As an adjective metallic

is made of, appearing to be made of, resembling, or related to metal.

metallic

English

Alternative forms

* metallick (obsolete)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Made of, appearing to be made of, resembling, or related to metal.

    • Derived terms

    * intermetallic * metallically * metallicity

    Related terms

    * metal

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A color
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    qandilite

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (mineralogy) An opaque black metallic mineral with the chemical formula (Mg,Fe)2(Ti,Fe,Al)O4.
    • English words containing Q not followed by U