nickelic

[ ni-kel-ik, nik-uh-lik ]

adjective

, Chemistry.

1. of or containing nickel, especially in the trivalent state.

nickelic

/ nɪˈkɛlɪk /

adjective

1. of or containing metallic nickel
2. of or containing nickel in the trivalent state

Word History and Origins

Origin of nickelic¹

First recorded in 1820–30; nickel + -ic

Example Sentences

Antimony Antimonic acid   Silver Argentic acid   Arsenic Arseniac acid Acid of arsenic Bismuth Bismuthic acid   Cobalt Cobaltic acid   Copper Cupric acid   Tin Stannic acid   Iron Ferric acid   Manganese Manganesic acid   Mercury Mercuric acid   Molybdena Molybdic acid Acid of molybdena Nickel Nickelic acid   Gold Auric acid   Platina Platinic acid   Lead Plumbic acid   Tungstein Tungstic acid Acid of Tungstein Zinc Zincic acid   Combinations of oxygen with simple non-metallic substances.

From Project Gutenberg

Preference is here given to iron crucibles, because the resulting ferric hydroxide is more readily brought into solution than the nickelic oxide from a nickel crucible.

From Project Gutenberg