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base metal
noun as in rare-earth element
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He 'sophisticated' it, as the parliamentary documents call it—that is, he used base metal instead of bullion.
A pair of scales for weighing ore and buttons of base metal.
Base metal though it were, it seemed pure gold to his listeners.
"But all these watches are of base metal, and I want one of good gold and handsome finish," observed my grandmother.
The gold in their nature is now so mixed with base metal that in any great trial the coin would sooner break than bend.
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On this page you'll find 8 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to base metal, such as: native metal, noble metal, oxide, precious metal, rare earth, and rare-earth metal.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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