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NICKELOUS
Etymology
Adjective
nickelous (comparative more nickelous, superlative most nickelous)
Containing nickel.
(chemistry) Containing bivalent nickel.
Synonyms
• (containing nickel): nickelic
Source: Wiktionary
Nick"el*ous, a. (Chem.)
Definition: Of, pertaining to, or designating, those compounds of nickel in which, as contrasted with the nickelic compounds, the metal has a lower valence; as, nickelous oxide. Frankland.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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