Term Name: heavy metal
Synonyms: heavy metals
Definition: Any metal that is characterized by its rather high atomic mass and density. Although typically occurring in low concentrations, they can be found all throughout the Earth's crust (Commonly, a density of at least 5 g cm(3) is used to define a heavy metal and to differentiate it from other, ''light'' metals).
Ontology: ChEBI [CHEBI:5631]  ( EBI )

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is a type of: metal atom