Third-person singular simple present indicative form of metal

(rail transport) the rail tracks owned by a company or organisation; a rail network

plural of metal

(chemistry) Any anion or salt containing a metal atom ligated to one or more oxygen or other atoms, or to small groups; e.g. tungstate, tetrathiomolybdate or ferrocyanide

(chemistry) Any chemical reaction in which a hydrogen atom is replaced by one of a metal

Alternative spelling of metallate

(obsolete) metallic

metallic / Resembling metal music.

plural of metallization

The quality or degree of being metallic. / (informal) The quality or degree of resembling, or being a fan of, heavy metal music.