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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