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

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  • noun a metal that is common and not considered precious

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