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nickel carbonyl
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noun Chemistry.
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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Also called nickel tetracarbonyl.
Origin of nickel carbonyl
First recorded in 1930–35
Words nearby nickel carbonyl
nickel acetate, nickel-and-dime, Nickel Belt , nickel bloom, nickel-cadmium battery, nickel carbonyl, Nickel Centre, nickelic, nickelic oxide, nickeliferous, nickeline
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