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nickel Definition


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nickel
noun
    1. chem.
      (symbol Ni, atomic number 28) one of the elements, a greyish-white metal used especially in alloys and for plating.
    (N Amer)
    2. An American or Canadian coin worth five cents.
adj
    1. Made of or with nickel.
verb
    nickelled, nickelling
    1. To plate something with nickel.
Etymology: 18c: from German Küpfernickel copper devil, so called by miners mistaking it for copper.



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