stainless
Use Stainless in a sentence
lɪs adjective
1.
having no stain; spotless.
2.
made of stainless steel.
3.
resistant to staining, rusting, the corrosive effect of chemicals, etc.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | resistant to discoloration, esp discoloration resulting from corrosion; rust-resistant: stainless steel |
| 2. | having no blemish: a stainless reputation |
| —n | |
| 3. | stainless steel |
| 'stainlessly | |
| —adv | |
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Example sentences
Get those apples and oranges out of stainless steel bins and into pretty baskets.
Look for a wok that is heavy aluminum, stainless steel or traditional cast-iron.
It's free to get inside this iconic, stainless steel structure.
The stainless steel pipes are cleaned with citric acid weekly.
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