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Raney nickel

Raney nickel noun: a finely divided nickel-aluminum alloy that has been treated with NaOH to dissolve out most of the aluminum.

Noun

Raney nickel (countable and uncountable, plural Raney nickels)

  1. A finely divided nickel-aluminum alloy that has been treated with NaOH to dissolve out most of the aluminum.
    Synonyms:
    spongy nickel

Synonyms of Raney nickel

  • spongy nickel

Forms of Raney nickel

pluralRaney nickels

Origin of Raney nickel

It was developed in 1926 by American engineer Murray Raney.

Questions about Raney nickel

What does Raney nickel mean?
Raney nickel means a finely divided nickel-aluminum alloy that has been treated with NaOH to dissolve out most of the aluminum.
What part of speech is Raney nickel?
Raney nickel is a noun.
What is the plural of Raney nickel?
The plural of Raney nickel is Raney nickels.

Words near Raney nickel in the dictionary

  1. ranelic acid
  2. ranellid
  3. ranellids
  4. Ranes
  5. Raney
  6. Raney nickel
  7. Raney nickels
  8. Raneys
  9. ranforce
  10. ranforced
  11. ranforces

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