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base metal

noun
     
base metal [uncountable and countable]
HCE a metal that is not very valuable, such as iron or lead

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aluminium argon arsenic barium base metal bismuth cadmium caesium calcium carbon chlorine chromium cobalt copper element ferrous gold(n) gold(a) golden halogen hydro- hydrogen iodine iridium iron isotope krypton lead lithium magnesium manganese mercury molybdenum nickel nitrogen oxygen phosphorus platinum plutonium potassium precious metal radium radon selenium silicon silver(n) silver(a) sodium strontium tin(n) tin(a) titanium trace element tungsten uranium xenon zinc

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