native element

Any of 20 elements, such as copper, gold, and silver, which occur naturally uncombined in a nongaseous state; there are three groups?metals, semimetals, and nonmetals.

Related terms:

• atmophile element
• Native Metal
• native
• native asphalt
• Amalgams
• positive element
• negative element
• native coal
• native paraffin
• native uranium