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Noun: transition metal
  1. (chemistry) any of the group of metallic elements that have an incomplete inner (d) electron shell; they have multiple valences and form coloured compounds and stable complex ions; the elements scandium to copper and those lying below them in the periodic table
    - transition element

Derived forms: transition metals

Encyclopedia: Transition metal

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