metal can

collocation in English

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metal
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈmet.əl/us
/ˈmet̬.əl/
a chemical element, such as iron or gold, or a mixture of such elements, such as steel, that is generally hard and strong, and through which electricity and heat ...
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can
noun
uk
/kæn/us
/kæn/
;
a closed metal container, especially cylinder-shaped, in which some types of drink and food ...
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(Definition ofmetalandcanfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The chemical source consisted of an open toppedmetalcan4 cm diameter and 2 cm deep half filled with ethanol.
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In fuel elements, the fuel is encapsulated in a sealed-off thin-wallmetalcan.
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Many operations involving the recovery of scrapmetalcanpresent such a threat; for example, through the breaking of equipment.
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Scrapmetalcanbe refined or re-melted to make new aluminium products with virtually no degradation in quality.
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If one is worried that a container can burst open, the thickness of themetalcanbe doubled.
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But this means that for an important part of its international reserves the world is dependent on the rate at which themetalcanbe dug out of the ground.
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It was found that sheetmetalcanburn through in a matter of weeks.
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If the paint is maintained, ternemetalcanlast 90 years or more.
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Shelters can be of many different types,metalcanconduct heat away from the occupants and is sometimes best avoided.
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Within this class, the number of bonds formed from the carbon to eachmetalcanbe determined by the valence needs of the respective metals.
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The railroad would like the bridge to be taken down so themetalcanbe melted and reused.
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A small trace of blackmetalcanbe heard too.
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The zinc powder provides more surface area for chemical reactions to take place, compared to ametalcan.
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These puzzles are traditionally made of wood, but versions made of plastic ormetalcanalso be found.
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Themetalcanthen be discharged to measure a small current equivalent to the number of impinging ions.
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Themetalcanbe isolated through reduction of its oxide with lanthanum metal or by calcium reduction in a closed container.
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At this point themetalcanbe alone or already sequestered by a chelating agent or other compound.
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