noble metal

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Noun

noble metal (plural noble metals)

  1. (inorganic chemistry, alchemy) A metal resistant to corrosion, oxidizing and tarnishing, such as gold, platinum, copper and mercury.

Usage notes

So termed because they resist being made base. Chemists recognize them as the platinum group of elements.

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