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nickeline

[ nik-uh-leen ]

noun

  1. a usually massive, pale copper-red mineral, nickel arsenide, NiAs, with a metallic luster.


nickeline

/ ˈnɪkəˌliːn /

noun

  1. another name for niccolite
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of nickeline1

First recorded in 1780–90; nickel + -ine 2

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