Metallic vs Vesbium - What's the difference?
metallic | vesbium |
A color
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(chemistry, obsolete) A supposed rare metallic element extracted from Vesuvian lava, of uncertain composition.
(Webster 1913)
As nouns the difference between metallic and vesbium
is that metallic is a color while vesbium is (chemistry|obsolete) a supposed rare metallic element extracted from vesuvian lava, of uncertain composition.As an adjective metallic
is made of, appearing to be made of, resembling, or related to metal.metallic
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Alternative forms
* metallick (obsolete)Derived terms
* intermetallic * metallically * metallicityNoun
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