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NICKEL

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected forms: nickelled    , nickelling   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A United States coin worth one twentieth of a dollar

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Hypernyms ("nickel" is a kind of...):

coin (a flat metal piece (usually a disc) used as money)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Five dollars worth of a drug

Example:

a nickel deck of heroin

Synonyms:

nickel; nickel note

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Hypernyms ("nickel" is a kind of...):

five-spot; five dollar bill; fiver (a United States bill worth 5 dollars)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A hard malleable ductile silvery metallic element that is resistant to corrosion; used in alloys; occurs in pentlandite and smaltite and garnierite and millerite

Synonyms:

atomic number 28; Ni; nickel

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("nickel" is a kind 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.)

Holonyms ("nickel" is a substance of...):

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)

Derivation:

nickel (plate with nickel)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Plate with nickel

Example:

nickel the plate

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "nickel" is one way to...):

plate (coat with a layer of metal)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

nickel (a hard malleable ductile silvery metallic element that is resistant to corrosion; used in alloys; occurs in pentlandite and smaltite and garnierite and millerite)

Credits

 Context examples: 

Nickel carbonyl is primarily used for nickel coatings and to manufacture high-purity nickel powder.

(Nickel Carbonyl, NCI Thesaurus)

Nickel monoxide is used in the electronics, ceramics, steel and alloy industries.

(Nickel Monoxide, NCI Thesaurus)

Nickel hydroxide is a known carcinogen and is associated with an increased risk of developing lung and nasal cancers.

(Nickel Hydroxide, NCI Thesaurus)

Alpha-fetoprotein is found in monomeric as well as dimeric and trimeric forms, and binds copper, nickel, fatty acids and bilirubin.

(Alpha-fetoprotein, NCI Thesaurus/LocusLink)

The microscopic, 3D-printed, doughnut-shaped tori are coated with nickel and platinum and bridge the gap between biological and synthetic swimmers.

(Tiny swimming 'doughnuts' deliver the biomedical goods, National Science Foundation)

For example, all the silver, nickel, and copper in the earth and even in our bodies came from the explosive death throes of stars

(Kepler Catches Early Flash of an Exploding Star, NASA)

The scientists discovered a new kind of magnetic state when they created super-thin artificial structures containing iridium and nickel.

(Iridium 'loses its identity' when interfaced with nickel, National Science Foundation)

Laser-zapping of a globular, golf-ball-size object on Mars by NASA's Curiosity rover confirms that it is an iron-nickel meteorite fallen from the Red Planet's sky.

(Curiosity Mars Rover Checks Odd-looking Iron Meteorite, NASA)

As the name implies, air acts as one of the battery electrodes, while simple nickel or iron electrodes can serve as the other.

(New, high-energy rechargeable batteries, NSF)

Poison ivy is a frequent cause of such reactivity, due to the urushiol from the plant, as are a variety of antigens derived from industrial exposure (e.g. rubber, chromate, nickel).

(Contact Hypersensitivity, NCI Thesaurus)