any of various silvery corrosion-resistant alloys containing copper (28 per cent), nickel (67 per cent), and smaller quantities of such metals as iron, manganese, and aluminium
Word origin
C20: named after A. Monell (died 1921), president of the International Nickel Co, New York, which introducedthe alloys
Monel metal in American English
(moʊˈnɛl)
US
an alloy mainly of nickel and copper, that is very resistant to corrosion
Word origin
< Monel, a trademark for this metal, after A. Monell (died 1921), U.S. manufacturer