what is a noun of gold and silver are costly metals but iron has more uses?
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aluminium noun
a chemical element that is a light silver-coloured metal. Its symbol is Al and it is used for making things such as pans for cooking.
aluminum
the American spelling of aluminium
barium noun
a chemical element that is a soft silver-white metal. Its symbol is Ba.
bauxite noun
an ore from which the metal aluminium is obtained
brass noun
a shiny yellow metal that is used for making musical instruments and objects such as door handles. It is a mixture of copper and zinc
bronze noun
a hard brown metal used for making statues and objects for decoration. It is made by mixing copper and tin.
cadmium noun
a chemical element that is a metal and is used, for example, in making batteries
cast iron noun
very hard iron that breaks easily. It is made into objects by being heated and poured into moulds.
chrome noun
a hard metal alloy (=a combination of different metals) used for covering other metals to make them shiny
chromium noun
a chemical element that is a hard white metal. Its symbol is Cr and it is used for making alloys and for putting a hard shiny covering on other metals.
cobalt noun
a chemical element that is a hard silver-white metal. Its symbol is Co and it is used in alloys and for making things blue.
copper noun
a chemical element that is a red-brown metal. Its symbol is Cu and it is used especially for making wire or pipes.
fool’s gold noun
a yellow metal that looks like gold
gold noun
chemistry a chemical element that is a valuable yellow metal. Its symbol is Au and it is used to guarantee the value of currencies and for making jewellery.
gunmetal noun
a dull grey metal made from copper, tin, and zinc
iron noun
a hard heavy metal that is a common element. It is used for making steel and is also used in many types of machine and building structures.
lead noun
chemistry a chemical element that is a soft heavy grey metal. Its symbol is Pb and it was used especially in the past for making pipes, covering roofs, and in paint.
lithium noun
chemistry a chemical element that is a very soft silver-white metal. It is lighter than all other metals and its symbol is Li.
lodestone noun
a type of iron that attracts other iron or steel
magnesium noun
a chemical element that is a light grey metal. Magnesium burns very brightly and is used in photography and for making fireworks.
magnet noun
physics a piece of metal that can make iron or steel objects come to it so that they seem to stick to it
manganese noun
a chemical element that is a hard grey metal. Its symbol is Mn and it is used for making steel and glass.
mercury noun
a chemical element that is a silver liquid metal. Its symbol is Hg and it is used in thermometers.
nickel noun
chemistry a chemical element that is a hard silver metal. Its symbol is Ni.
pewter noun
a grey metal made by mixing lead and tin, used in the past for making plates, cups, and other objects
pig iron noun
iron that has not been treated to make it more pure
platinum noun
a chemical element that is a silver-grey metal. It is used in industry and for making expensive jewellery and its symbol is Pt.
potassium noun
a chemical element that is a soft white metal. It is used, combined with other substances, for making soap and fertilizer and its symbol is K.
pyrites noun
a hard substance found in rock that is a mixture of sulphur (=a yellow element) and a metal, especially iron. It is also known as fool’s gold because it looks very much like gold.
quicksilver noun
old-fashioned mercury
rolled gold noun
a thin layer of gold covering a less expensive metal
silver noun
chemistry a chemical element that is a light-grey shiny metal. It is used for making jewellery, coins, silverware etc and its symbol is Ag.
sodium noun
a chemical element that is a silver-white metal, usually found combined with other chemicals
stainless steel noun
steel that has been treated to stop rust forming on its surface, used for making knives, tools, and other things
steel noun
a strong metal made from a mixture of iron and carbon
sterling noun
silver of a standard quality
strontium noun
a chemical element that is a soft grey metal, with the symbol Sr. Strontium burns easily and is used in fireworks.
superconductor noun
a metal that allows electricity to pass through it without any resistance at very low temperatures
tin noun
chemistry a soft light silver metal, often used for covering iron or steel. Tin is a chemical element.
tinplate noun
flat pieces of iron or steel covered with tin
titanium noun
a strong light and expensive white metal that is a chemical element
tungsten noun
a chemical element that is a very hard grey metal. It is used for making steel and its symbol is W.
uranium noun
a chemical element that is a metal and is used for producing nuclear energy because it is radioactive
wrought iron noun
iron used for making things such as fences and gates, especially for decoration
zinc noun
a chemical element that is a blue-white metal