base metal (English, noun)
expansion: base metal (countable and uncountable, plural base metals)
Senses:
topics: chemistry
electrochemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Any metal at the lower end of the electrochemical series that oxidizes readily.
tags: countable
uncountable
topics: engineering
metallurgy
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: The metal to be welded (rather than that used to weld).
tags: countable
uncountable
glosses: A common or inexpensive metal.
tags: countable
uncountable
topics: alchemy
pseudoscience
glosses: A common or inexpensive metal.
one that was hoped to be transmuted into a precious metal.
tags: countable
uncountable
Forms:
form: base metals
tags: plural