Teething refers to the process of new teeth rising or erupting through the gums. Teething can begin in infants as young as 2 months of age, even though the first tooth usually does not appear until about 6 months of age. Some dentists have noted a family pattern of early, average, or late teethers.
noble metal. 1. any of a number of metals, as gold, silver, mercury, or platinum, that resist oxidation when heated in air, and solution by inorganic acids. But now, at the first and yet final trial, she is proved and found to be of noble metal. There was a noble metal collarâabout thirty-two, the size would have been, on the usual scale.
A precious metal is a rare, naturally occurring metallic chemical element of high economic value.Chemically, the precious metals tend to be less reactive than most elements (see noble metal).he best-known precious metals are the coinage metals, gold and silver. Although both have industrial uses, they are better known for their uses in art, jewellery, and coinage.