ALNICO

Alnico

(noun) trade name for an alloy used to make high-energy permanent magnets; contains aluminum and iron and nickel plus cobalt or copper or titanium

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

From the chemical symbols Al, Ni and Co.

Noun

alnico (plural alnicos)

An alloy of aluminium, nickel and cobalt, sometimes alloyed with smaller amounts of iron, copper, titanium and used primarily in the manufacture of magnets.

Anagrams

• Licona, Nicola, oilcan

Source: Wiktionary



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