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- noun chemistry Any metal at the lower end of the
electrochemical series thatoxidizes readily. - noun metallurgy The metal to be
welded (rather than that used to weld). - noun A
common orinexpensive metal; especially (alchemy ) one that was hoped to betransmuted into aprecious metal .
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- noun a metal that is common and not considered precious
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