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nickel-silver

nickel-silver is the alternative form of nickel silver.

Meaning of nickel silver

Noun

nickel silver (uncountable)

  1. A hard, corrosion-resistant alloy of copper, zinc and nickel used to make domestic silverware.
    Synonyms:
    alpacca, argentone, German silver, maillechort

Questions about nickel-silver

What is nickel-silver the alternative form of?
Nickel-silver is the alternative form of nickel silver.

Words near nickel-silver in the dictionary

  1. nickel-plate
  2. nickel-plated
  3. nickel-plates
  4. nickel-plating
  5. nickel-rich
  6. nickel-silver
  7. nickelalumite
  8. nickelate
  9. nickelates
  10. nickelaustinite
  11. nickelback

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