Monel metal

[ moh-nel ]

/ moʊˈnɛl /

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Trademark.

a brand of alloy consisting mainly of nickel and copper.

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Words nearby Monel metal

Mond process, Mondrian, Mondrian, Piet, monecious, Monegasque, Monel metal, moneme, monensin, Monera, moneran, monergism

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British Dictionary definitions for Monel metal

Monel metal

Monell metal

/ (mɒˈnɛl) /

noun

trademark any of various silvery corrosion-resistant alloys containing copper (28 per cent), nickel (67 per cent), and smaller quantities of such metals as iron, manganese, and aluminium

Word Origin for Monel metal

C20: named after A. Monell (died 1921), president of the International Nickel Co, New York, which introduced the alloys

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