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metallic | vivificate |

As an adjective metallic

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

As a noun metallic

is a color.

As a verb vivificate is

(obsolete|transitive) to give life to; to animate.

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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    vivificate

    English

    Verb

    (vivificat)
  • (obsolete) To give life to; to animate.
  • * Dr. H. More
    • God vivificates and actuates the whole world.
  • (chemistry, obsolete, transitive) To bring back a metal to the metallic form, as from oxide or solution; to reduce.

    • Related terms

    * revivificate * vivify (Webster 1913) ----