Daily Almanac for
Nov 14, 2009
Search: Infoplease Info search tips
Search: Biographies Bio search tips

Dictionary


pri'mary met'al




metal derived directly from ore rather than from scrap. Also called virgin metal. Cf. secondary metal.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

primary letterprimary optical area
    • Cite
    • Print
    • Bookmark

 

Related Content