nickel

Noun
  1. A hard malleable ductile silvery metallic element that is resistant to corrosion;
    Used in alloys;
    Occurs in pentlandite and smaltite and garnierite and millerite (synset 114670788)
    is a type of: metal, metallic element - any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.
    substance meronym:
    • garnierite - a green mineral consisting of hydrated nickel magnesium silicate; a source of nickel
    • millerite - a yellow mineral consisting of nickel sulfide; a minor source of nickel
    • pentlandite - a mineral (iron and nickel sulphide) that is the chief ore of nickel
    • smaltite - a grey mineral consisting of cobalt arsenide and nickel; an important source of cobalt and nickel
    same as: atomic number 28, ni
  2. A United States coin worth one twentieth of a dollar (synset 113411312)
    is a type of: coin - a flat metal piece (usually a disc) used as money
  3. Five dollars worth of a drug (synset 113416825)
    "a nickel bag of drugs"; "a nickel deck of heroin"
    is a type of: five dollar bill, five-spot, fiver - a United States bill worth 5 dollars
    same as: nickel note
Verb
  1. Plate with nickel (synset 201398317)
    "nickel the plate"
    is a type of: plate - coat with a layer of metal

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