base metal
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The base metal had risen to around $3,500 a metric ton after news of Middle Eastern smelters shutting, the analysts say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 10, 2026
You can call cobalt a base metal, or stick it with uranium in special metals.
From Barron's ● Dec. 26, 2025
Pairing these metal oxides with a conductive carbon network improves electron movement and prevents the particles from clumping together, which is a frequent issue in conventional base metal catalysts.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 11, 2025
The copper miner gained ground along with prices for the base metal.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 6, 2023
Gogol has a room of his own, a bed with a built-in drawer in its base, metal shelves that hold Tinkertoys, Lincoln Logs, a View-Master, an Etch-A- Sketch.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
