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Definition: BASE METAL |
BASE METAL1. (Chem.), any one of the metals, as iron, lead, etc., which are readily tarnished or oxidized, in contrast with the noble metals. In general, a metal of small value, as compared with gold or silver. |
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Mining | A. Any of the more common and more chemically active metals, e.g., lead, copper b. The principal metal of an alloy, e.g., the copper in brass. CF:noble metal c. In plural form, a classification of metals usually considered to be of low value and higher chemical activity when compared with the noble metals (gold, silver, platinum, etc.). This nonspecific term generally refers to the high-volume, low-value metals copper, lead, tin, and zinc. d. The metal base to which a coating or plating is applied. e.g., lead, copper. (references) |
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Economic History | Botswana | Botswana also has base metal and soda ash mines, and the Tati Nickel Mining Company has plans to expand significantly at least one mine this year. (references) |
Kazakhstan | Most of the current production of gold and silver comes as a by-product from base metal production but there are also gold deposits that are significant in their own right. (references) | |
Trade | Netherlands | Other items subject to import licensing requirements include coal and lignite fuel, some specified base metal products, various apparel and textile products, and controlled items such as arms and munitions. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
base metal | 12 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "BASE METAL"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | udgangsmateriale (basis material, basis metal, parent metal), uaedelt metal, uædelt metal (basis material, basis metal, parent metal), svejseemne (basis material, basis metal, parent metal), hovedelement (primary constituent), grundmetal (basis material, basis metal, parent metal), grundbestanddel (primary constituent). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | basismetaal (basis material, basis metal, parent metal, primary constituent), onedel metaal, moedermateriaal (basis material, basis metal, parent metal), hoofdbestanddeel (primary constituent), grondmetaal (base, basis, basis material, basis metal, parent metal). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | perusmetalli (base, basis, primary constituent), perusaine (base, basis, basis material, basis metal, elemental substance, parent metal, primary matter), pääaineosa (primary constituent). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | matériau de base (basis material, basis metal), métal de base (base, basis, basis material, basis metal), métal commun. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | unedles Metall, Grundwerkstoff (base materials, basis material, basis metal, bulk, metal basis, parent metal, substrate), Grundmetall (base, basis, basis material, basis metal, parent metal, primary constituent). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | κοινό μέταλλο, βασικό μέταλλο (basis material, basis metal, parent metal, primary constituent). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | nem nemes fém, közönséges fém, alapfém, ötvözet fő alkatrésze, ötvözet alapanyaga. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | metallo di base (basis material, basis metal, parent metal), metallo comune, metallo base (primary constituent). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 母材 (welding base metal). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | ぼざい (welding base metal). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | asebay etalmay metal comum. (various references) metal comun. (various references) metal de base (base, basis, basis material, basis metal, parent metal), metal común, metal base (primary constituent). (various references) basmetall (basis material, basis metal, parent metal, primary constituent), basmaterial (basis material, basis metal, parent metal). (various references) แร่โลหะ (มีค่าน้อยกว่าทอง เช่น "ีบุก, สังกะสี, ตะกั่ว ฯลฯ). (various references) anametal. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-b-e-e-l-m-s-t" | |
-1 letter: blastema, eatables, lambaste, maleates, tameable. | |
-2 letters: ablates, eatable, lambast, malates, maleate, maltase, tamable, tamales. | |
-3 letters: abates, abeles, ablate, ablest, alates, ambles, amebae, amebas, balsam, basalt, bemata, betels, blames, bleats, elates, lamest, malate, measle, meatal, metals, samlet, stable, stelae, tablas, tables, tamale, tamals, teasel. | |
-4 letters: abase, abate, abeam, abele, abets, ables, alate, albas, almas, almes, amble, ameba, atlas, atmas, baals, balas, bales, balms, balsa, basal, baste, bates, beams, beast, beats, beets, belts, bemas, beset, betas, betel, blame, blams, blase, blast, blate, blats, bleat, blest, blets, easel, elate, lamas, lambs, lames, lease, least, leets, mabes, males, malts, mates, meals, meats, meets, melts, metal, metes, sable, samba, satem, setae, setal, slate, sleet, smalt, smelt, stale, steal, steam, steel, stela, stele, tabes, tabla, table, taels, talas, tales, tamal, tames, teals, teams, tease, teels, teems, telae, teles, tesla. | |
-5 letters: aals, abas, abet, able, alae, alas, alba, albs, alee, ales, alma, alme, alms, alts, amas, asea, ates, atma, baal, baas, bale, balm, bals, bams, base, bast, bate, bats, beam, beat, bees, beet, bels, belt, bema, best, beta, bets, blae, blam, blat, blet, ease, east, eats, eels, elms, else, emes, etas, labs, lama, lamb, lame, lams, lase, last, late, lats, leas, lees, leet, lest, lets, mabe, maes, male, malt, mast, mate, mats, meal, meat, meet, mels, melt, mesa, meta, mete, sabe, sale, salt, same, sate, seal, seam, seat, seel, seem, seme, seta, slab, slam, slat, stab, stem, tabs, tael, tala, tale, tame, tams, teal, team, teas, teel, teem, tees, tela, tele, tels. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-b-e-e-l-m-s-t" | |
+1 letter: metastable, stablemate, tablemates. | |
+2 letters: stablemates. | |
+3 letters: balletomanes, perambulates. | |
+4 letters: amenabilities. | |
+5 letters: lamentableness, malleabilities. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)42 41 53 45      4D 45 54 41 4C |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000010 01000001 01010011 01000101 00100000 01001101 01000101 01010100 01000001 01001100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)B A S E   M E T A L |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0042 0041 0053 0045      004D 0045 0054 0041 004C |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)3635533924739543546 |
| 1. Definition 2. Crosswords 3. Usage: Commercial 4. Images: Slideshow | 5. Quotations: Non-fiction 6. Expressions: Internet 7. Translations: Modern 8. Anagrams | 9. Orthography 10. Bibliography |
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