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Material, either an element or a compound, which can carry heat and electricity. Some metals are essential for life.<\/p>\n

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Any of a class of elementary substances (e.g., gold, silver, nickel, and copper) and their alloys (e.g., brass and bronze), all of which are crystalline when solid and many of which are opaque, shiny, capable of conducting electrons, and can be shaped by heat and pressure.<\/p>\n

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Material, either an element or a compound, which can carry heat and electricity. Some metals are essential for life. Any of a class of elementary substances (e.g., gold, silver, nickel, and copper) and their alloys (e.g., brass and bronze), all of which are crystalline when solid and many of which are opaque, shiny, capable of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-93354","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-m"],"yoast_head":"\nMetal - Definition of Metal<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Material, either an element or a compound, which can carry heat and electricity. 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