adamantium

Impossible metal alloy

Adamantium is a fictional metal alloy appearing in Marvel Comics, most famously as the indestructible substance bonded to Wolverine's skeleton and claws.

The word derives from adamant, meaning unbreakable or unyielding.

In broader use, adamantium suggests any impossibly strong or indestructible material: That phone case is practically adamantium.

fictional

Wolverine

Mutant with indestructible claws

  • X-MenMutant superhero collective
  • MarvelSuperhero media conglomerate
  • comicsSequential art medium

vibranium · unobtainium · mithril · kryptonite

wolverine

claws

Animal gripping nails

skeleton · Weapon X · Hugh Jackman · berserker · healing · X-Force · bonding · infusion · laced · coating

indestructible

unbreakable

Impossible to damage

durable · unyielding · impenetrable · unshatterable · resilient · permanent · eternal · immutable · reinforced · fortified

metal

alloy

Metallic combination

steel · titanium · bonding · coating · lacing · plating · refined · crafted · molten · ore

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material strength/durability

adamantiumtissue paper

Thin decorative wrapping material

glass · balsa wood · eggshell · paper · cardboard

ontological status

adamantiumtitanium

Element twenty-two

tungsten · real · actual · steel · iron

value/rarity in fiction

adamantiumscrap metal

Discarded reusable iron and steel

junk · garbage · common · abundant · worthless

Family

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Used worldwide · Concrete · Rated G