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Traditional English :: nickel
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nickel - n. & v. --n. 1 Chem. a malleable ductile silver-white metallic transition element, occurring naturally in various minerals and used in special steels, in magnetic alloys, and as a catalyst. Symb.: Ni.
2 colloq. a US five-cent coin. --v.tr. (nickelled, nickelling; US nickeled, nickeling) coat with nickel. nickel brass an alloy of copper, zinc, and a small amount of nickel. nickel-plated coated with nickel by plating. nickel silver = German silver. nickel steel a type of stainless steel with chromium and nickel. nickelic adj. nickelous adj. [abbr. of G Kupfernickel copper-coloured ore, from which nickel was first obtained, f. Kupfer copper + Nickel demon, with ref. to the ore's failure to yield copper] |
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