white metal
noun
1
: any of several light-colored alloys used especially as a base for plated silverware and ornaments and novelties
2
: any of several lead-base or tin-base alloys (such as babbitt) used especially for bearings, fusible plugs, and type metal
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The Environmental Protection Agency describes Cs-137 as a flexible, soft, and silvery-white metal that liquifies near room temperature.
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 21 Aug. 2025
The sleek portable light has a glass shade, white metal details, and a top handle for carrying.
—Ali Faccenda, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025
In its natural form, lithium is an element, a soft, silvery-white metal that readily combines with other elements to form compounds and salts.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
In the interim, sidewalks have been extended along stretches of the street using thin white metal fencing.
—Ella McCarthy, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 21 Aug. 2025
The sleek portable light has a glass shade, white metal details, and a top handle for carrying.
—Ali Faccenda, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025
In its natural form, lithium is an element, a soft, silvery-white metal that readily combines with other elements to form compounds and salts.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
In the interim, sidewalks have been extended along stretches of the street using thin white metal fencing.
—Ella McCarthy, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
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“White metal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white%20metal. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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