a cyst formed of a mass of epidermal cells that, as a result of trauma, has been pushed beneath the epidermis; the cyst is lined with stratified squamous epithelium and contains concentric layers of keratin. cyst formed of a mass of epidermal cells that, as a result of trauma, has been pushed beneath the epidermis; the cyst is lined with stratified squamous epithelium and contains concentric layers of keratin.
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word metallic. Princeton's WordNet(1.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition: metallic(noun) a fabric made of a yarn that is partly or entirely of metal. metallic(adj) a yarn made partly or entirely of metal. metallic, metal(a)(adj) containing or made of or resembling or characteristic of a metal.
(Chem.) The most common and most useful metallic element, being of almost universal occurrence, usually in the form of an oxide (as hematite, magnetite, etc.), or a hydrous oxide (as limonite, turgite, etc.). It is reduced on an enormous scale in three principal forms; viz., cast iron, steel, and wrought iron.