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nitinol

nitinol is the alternative form of Nitinol.

Noun capitalized: Nitinol

Nitinol (countable and uncountable, plural Nitinols)

  1. An alloy of nickel and titanium that has the ability to return to a predetermined shape when heated.

Forms of nitinol

pluralnitinols
pluralNitinols

Origin of nitinol

Compound of the chemical symbols Ni (“nickel”) and Ti (“titanium”) + NOL (“Naval Ordnance Laboratory”).

Questions about nitinol

What does nitinol mean?
Nitinol means an alloy of nickel and titanium that has the ability to return to a predetermined shape when heated.
What is nitinol the alternative form of?
Nitinol is the alternative form of Nitinol.
What part of speech is nitinol?
Nitinol is a noun.
What is the plural of nitinol?
The plural of nitinol is nitinols.

Words near nitinol in the dictionary

  1. nitidous
  2. nitidulid
  3. nitidulids
  4. Nitinaht
  5. Nitinat
  6. nitinol
  7. nitinols
  8. nitisinone
  9. nitisol
  10. nitisols
  11. niton

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