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metal foil
Metal rolled or beaten into a very thin sheet. Commonest is aluminum foil (having largely replaced tin foil), used extensively in packaging and in the home in the storage or cooking of food. Gold foil is used decoratively and in electronics. Lead foil is used as a radiation shield.
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