base metal

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base metal

(Chemistry / Alchemy) any of certain common metals such as copper, lead, zinc, and tin, as distinct from the precious metals, gold, silver, and platinum

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base metal - a metal that is common and not considered precious; "lead, iron, copper, tin, and zinc are base metals"

metal, metallic element - any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.

Translations

base metal

n → unedles Metall

base metal n → metallo vile

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