Meaning
Chemical elements or alloys, their ores, and the mines where their ores come from.
Etymology
Origin: Middle English
Etymology tree Ancient Greek μέτᾰλλον (métăllon)der. Latin metallum Old French metalbor. Middle English metal English metal From Middle English metal, a borrowing from Old French metal, from Latin metallum (“metal, mine, quarry, mineral”), itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek μέταλλον (métallon, “mine, quarry, metal”).
Synonyms & Antonyms
Antonyms
nonmetalnonmetallic
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 4 recorded puzzles: