Difference between Iridic and Metal

What is the difference between Iridic and Metal?

Iridic as an adjective is containing tetravalent iridium while Metal as a verb is to make a road using crushed rock, stones etc.

Iridic

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: containing tetravalent iridium Of or relating to the iris of the eye.

Metal

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To make a road using crushed rock, stones etc.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Any of a number of chemical elements in the periodic table that form a metallic bond with other metal atoms; generally shiny, somewhat malleable and hard, often a conductor of heat and electricity.Any material with similar physical properties, such as an alloy.Any element other than hydrogen and helium, or sometimes other than hydrogen.Crushed rock, stones etc. used to make a road.A light tincture used in a coat of arms, specifically argent and or.Molten glass that is to be blown or moulded to form objectsA category of rock music encompassing a number of genres (including thrash metal, death metal, heavy metal, etc.) categorised by strong, fast drum-beats and distorted guitars.

Example sentence: An excellent man, like precious metal, is in every way invariable; A villain, like the beams of a balance, is always varying, upwards and downwards.

We hope you now know whether to use Iridic or Metal in your sentence.

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