METALLICS
Noun
metallics
plural of metallic
Source: Wiktionary
METALLIC
Me*tal"lic, a. Etym: [L. metallicus, fr. metallum: cf. F. métallique.
See Metal.]
1. Of or pertaining to a metal; of the nature of metal; resembling
metal; as, a metallic appearance; a metallic alloy.
2. (Chem.)
Definition: Of, pertaining to, or characterized by, the essential and
implied properties of a metal, as contrasted with a nonmetal or
metalloid; basic; antacid; positive. Metallic iron, iron in the state
of the metal, as distinquished from its ores, as magnetic iron.
– Metallic paper, paper covered with a thin solution of lime,
whiting, and size. When written upon with a pewter or brass pencil,
the lines can hardly be effaced.
– Metallic tinking (Med.), a sound heard in the chest, when a
cavity communicating with the air passages contains both air and
liquid.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition