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base metals

base metals is the plural of base metal.

Meaning of base metal

Noun

base metal (countable and uncountable, plural base metals)

  1. Any metal at the lower end of the electrochemical series that oxidizes readily.
  2. The metal to be welded (rather than that used to weld).
  3. A common or inexpensive metal.
    1. one that was hoped to be transmuted into a precious metal.

Questions about base metals

What is base metals the plural of?
Base metals is the plural of base metal.

Words near base metals in the dictionary

  1. base levels
  2. base load
  3. base loads
  4. base memory
  5. base metal
  6. base metals
  7. base name
  8. base names
  9. base note
  10. base notes
  11. base off

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