base metal

noun

Definitions

  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.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for base metal. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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