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nickeline

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
nick-e-line
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A mineral, a form of nickel arsenide, NiAs, having a metallic lustre and copper-red colour, that is a minor ore of nickel.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English nickel Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English nickeline From nickel + -ine.

Usage

Inflected Forms

nickelines (plural)

Synonyms

niccolite

Questions

What does nickeline mean?
A mineral, a form of nickel arsenide, NiAs, having a metallic lustre and copper-red colour, that is a minor ore of nickel.
Where does nickeline come from?
Etymology tree English nickel Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English nickeline From nickel + -ine.

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