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metals

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for metals.

Editorial note

By monazite, do you mean the phosphate mineral containing rare earth metals?

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Quick take

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

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of metals gathered in one view.

noun

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

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for metals.

noun

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

Example sentences

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By monazite, do you mean the phosphate mineral containing rare earth metals?

2

But according to the article, the municipalities responded and got the metals out of the water, so I guess the problem is misinformation?

3

Recently on iGEM a team of students designed bacteria that can extract rare earth metals from the soil.

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We will need more rare earth metals then earth can supply, its just matter of time.

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Gold has value, as do other precious metals, oil has value - Bitcoins have no value.

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The long term effects of trace amounts of heavy metals is something very alarming indeed.

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Any info on how much damage that would cause to the graphite and metals?

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That's why I'm cheering Planetary Resources and their plan to mine near-Earth asteroids for rare earth metals.

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Back in the 80s, the concern was not germs, but heavy metals.

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The family of these materials are often referred to as chalcogenides (although strictly speaking they don't always include only metals from that periodic group).

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Think heavy metals, intermediates and a lot of mystery chemicals.

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You'll see Metals / Radioactives sitting on the surface.

Quote examples

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From wikipedia: "Monazite is a reddish-brown phosphate mineral containing rare earth metals and is an important source of thorium, lanthanum, and cerium.

2

There are three basic ingredients which go into making planets: rock (including pure metals), "ice" (a catch-all term which includes all phases of water along with methane and ammonia) and hydrogen/helium mixture.

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'A molecular biologist is finding what could be dangerous levels of heavy metals in plants like kale, often called the “queen” of the vegetable kingdom.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use metals in a sentence?

By monazite, do you mean the phosphate mineral containing rare earth metals?

What does metals mean?

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

What part of speech is metals?

metals is commonly used as noun.