n :  any of various opaque, fusible, ductile, and typically lustrous substances that are good conductors of electricity and heat, form cations by loss of electrons, and yield basic oxides and hydroxides : esp  :  one that is a chemical element as distinguished from an alloy .
 
 
 
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