base metal
Noun
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Noun
base metal
- (chemistry) Any metal at the lower end of the electrochemical series that oxidizes readily.
- (metallurgy) The metal to be welded (rather than that used to weld).
- A common or inexpensive metal
- (chiefly, alchemy) one that was hoped to be transmuted into a precious metal.
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