2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Metalline  \Met"al*line\,  a.  [Cf.  F.  m['e]tallin.]  (Chem.) 
  a  Pertaining  to  or  resembling,  a  metal;  metallic;  as 
  metalline  properties. 
  b  Impregnated  with  metallic  salts;  chalybeate;  as 
  metalline  water.  [R.] 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Metalline  \Met"al*line\  (?  or  ?),  n.  (Chem.) 
  A  substance  of  variable  composition,  but  resembling  a  soft, 
  dark-colored  metal,  used  in  the  bearings  of  machines  for 
  obviating  friction,  and  as  a  substitute  for  lubricants. 

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