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Base metal

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base metal

–noun
1. any metal other than a precious or noble metal, as copper, lead, zinc, or tin. Compare noble metal, precious metal.
2. the principal metal of an alloy.
3. the principal metal of a piece underlying a coating of another metal; core.
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