stainless steel meaning

Definition of stainless steel

1. steel containing chromium that makes it resistant to corrosion

   Synonyms: stainless, chromium steel

   Type of: alloy steel

stainless steel in a sentence

• Metal spoons are generally made of stainless steel.
• The virus can live for three days on plastic and stainless steel.
• This sink is made of stainless steel.
• My in-laws insisted on buying us stainless steel flatware for our wedding.
• Stainless steel doesn't rust.

How to pronounce stainless steel

stainless steel is pronounced /ˈsteɪnlɪs stiːl/ in British English and /ˈsteɪnləs stil/ in American English. It has 3 syllables.