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nickeline

nickeline noun: a mineral, a form of nickel arsenide, NiAs, having a metallic lustre and copper-red colour, that is a minor ore of nickel.

nickeline: a mineral, a form of nickel arsenide, NiAs, having a metallic lustre and copper-red colour, that is...
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Noun

nickeline (usually uncountable, plural nickelines)

  1. (usually) A mineral, a form of nickel arsenide, NiAs, having a metallic lustre and copper-red colour, that is a minor ore of nickel.
    Synonyms:
    niccolite

Synonyms of nickeline

Forms of nickeline

pluralnickelines

Origin of nickeline

From nickel + -ine.

Questions about nickeline

What does nickeline mean?
Nickeline means a mineral, a form of nickel arsenide, NiAs, having a metallic lustre and copper-red colour, that is a minor ore of nickel.
What part of speech is nickeline?
Nickeline is a noun.
What is the plural of nickeline?
The plural of nickeline is nickelines.

Words near nickeline in the dictionary

  1. nickelhexahydrite
  2. nickelic
  3. nickelide
  4. nickelides
  5. nickeliferous
  6. nickeline
  7. nickelines
  8. nickeling
  9. nickeling and diming
  10. nickeling-and-diming
  11. nickelise

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