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heavy metal

noun

  1. any metal with a specific gravity of 5.0 or greater, especially one that is toxic to organisms, as lead, mercury, copper, and cadmium.
  2. aggressive and heavily amplified rock music, commonly performed by groups that wear spectacular or bizarre costumes.


heavy metal

noun

    1. a type of rock music characterized by a strong beat and amplified instrumental effects, sometimes with violent, or nihilistic lyrics
    2. ( as modifier )

      a heavy-metal band

  1. a metal with a high specific gravity
  2. military large guns or shot
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of heavy metal1

1860–65, for literal sense
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Dice attended concerts at the 5 Star throughout the 2010s and ended up working with Born for Burning, a heavy metal production company that had been organizing events at the bar.

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Nadeau, who is working on the LA Fire Health Study, but not the FEMA-funded national study, noted that exposure to heavy metals can contribute to worse long-term health outcomes.

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Soil testing in the aftermath of previous wildfires found that a significant portion of properties still had excessive levels of heavy metals even after cleanup crews removed a 3-to-6-inch layer of topsoil.

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Rather than purchasing a flavored food product sold at a retail outlet, they might look for industrial alternatives full of toxic heavy metals, or use it in private with greater suffocation risks.

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A hookah, of course, is a water pipe for smoking tobacco that in addition to addictive nicotine can include exposure to tar, carbon monoxide, heavy metals and carcinogens.

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