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单词 nickelise
释义

nickel /nikˈl/

noun
  1. A white magnetic very malleable and ductile metallic element (symbol Ni; atomic no 28) largely used in alloys
  2. A five-cent piece (of copper and nickel; N Am inf)
adjective

Of nickel

transitive verb (nickˈelling or N American nickˈeling; nickˈelled or N American nickˈeled)

To plate with nickel

ORIGIN: Ger Kupfernickel niccolite, from Kupfer copper, and Nickel a mischievous sprite, goblin, because the ore looked like copper ore but yielded no copper

nickˈelic adjective

Of trivalent nickel

nickelifˈerous adjective

Containing nickel

nickˈeline noun (obsolete)

Niccolite

nickˈelize or nickˈelise transitive verb

To plate with nickel

nickˈelous adjective

Of bivalent nickel

nickel-and-dimeˈ (N American) adjective

  1. Involving only a small amount of money
  2. Worth only a small amount of effort, concern, etc

transitive verb

To harass financially by charging a multitude of small costs

nickˈelback noun

An additional defensive back brought into the game when the offensive team is likely to pass the football (American football)

nickˈel-bloom or nickˈel-ochre noun

Earthy annabergite

nickˈel-platˈing noun

The plating of metals with nickel

nickel silver noun

An alloy of nickel, copper and zinc, German silver

nickel steel noun

A steel containing some nickel

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