stainless

[steyn-lis] /ˈsteɪn lɪs/
adjective
1.
having no stain; spotless.
2.
made of stainless steel.
3.
resistant to staining, rusting, the corrosive effect of chemicals, etc.
noun
4.
flatware made of stainless steel.
5.
stainless steel.
Origin
1580-90; stain + -less
Related forms
stainlessly, adverb
stainlessness, noun
Examples from the web for stainless
  • Not every opportunity to turn a situation to one's advantage is going to be morally stainless.
  • He grabs an empty stainless-steel bowl and dips it into the barrel, panning for gold.
  • The old red blood and stainless gentility of great poets will be proved by their unconstraint.
  • The tide toward tap has boosted businesses that make reusable water bottles, especially aluminum and stainless steel varieties.
  • It's free to get inside this iconic, stainless steel structure.
  • stainless steel bottles are considered the safest alternative to plastic bottles.
  • They slid the frozen body onto a stainless steel gurney.
  • There was something else: a stainless-steel hook embedded in its mouth, trailing a long strand of monofilament line.
  • The group have also used their machine to punch holes in hardened steel, including stainless steel.
  • The aquariums consist of an acrylic cylinder encased in a second, snug-fitting stainless-steel cylinder.
British Dictionary definitions for stainless

stainless

/ˈsteɪnlɪs/
adjective
1.
resistant to discoloration, esp discoloration resulting from corrosion; rust-resistant: stainless steel
2.
having no blemish: a stainless reputation
noun
3.
stainless steel
Derived Forms
stainlessly, adverb