| NOUN | substance | Ni, nickel, atomic number 28 | a hard malleable ductile silvery metallic element that is resistant to corrosion |
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| Sounds | niy' | |
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| Rhymes | abalone ... Zuni: 221 rhymes with niy... | |
| Meaning | A hard malleable ductile silvery metallic element that is resistant to corrosion; used in alloys; occurs in pentlandite and smaltite and garnierite and millerite. | |
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| Synonyms | nickel, atomic number 28 | |
| Broader | metallic element, metal | Any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc. |
| Substance of | garnierite | A green mineral consisting of hydrated nickel magnesium silicate |
| millerite | A yellow mineral consisting of nickel sulfide | |
| pentlandite | A mineral (iron and nickel sulphide) that is the chief ore of nickel | |
| smaltite | A grey mineral consisting of cobalt arsenide and nickel | |
| Spanish | Ni, níquel, número atómico 28 | |
| Catalan | Ni, níquel, número atòmic 28 | |
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