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nickel carbonyl

noun

, Chemistry.
  1. a colorless or yellow, volatile, water-insoluble, poisonous, flammable liquid, Ni(CO) 4 , obtained by the reaction of nickel and carbon monoxide, and used for nickel-plating.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of nickel carbonyl1

First recorded in 1930–35

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