any of a number of metals, as gold, silver, mercury, or platinum, that resist oxidation when heated in air, and solution by inorganic acids.
[ 1350-1400; ME: precious metal ]
any of a number of metals, as gold, silver, mercury, or platinum, that resist oxidation when heated in air, and solution by inorganic acids.
[ 1350-1400; ME: precious metal ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012