nickelic

American

[ni-kel-ik, nik-uh-lik] / nɪˈkɛl ɪk, ˈnɪk ə lɪk /

adjective

Chemistry.

of or containing nickel, especially in the trivalent state.

nickelic British

/ nɪˈkɛlɪk /

adjective

of or containing metallic nickel
of or containing nickel in the trivalent state

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Etymology

Origin of nickelic

First recorded in 1820–30; nickel + -ic

Example Sentences

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Antimony Antimonic acid Silver Argentic acid Arsenic Arseniac acid Acid of arsenic Bismuth Bismuthic acid Cobalt Cobaltic acid Copper Cupric acid Tin Stannic acid Iron Ferric acid Manganese Manganesic acid Mercury Mercuric acid Molybdena Molybdic acid Acid of molybdena Nickel Nickelic acid Gold Auric acid Platina Platinic acid Lead Plumbic acid Tungstein Tungstic acid Acid of Tungstein Zinc Zincic acid Combinations of oxygen with simple non-metallic substances.

From Project Gutenberg

Preference is here given to iron crucibles, because the resulting ferric hydroxide is more readily brought into solution than the nickelic oxide from a nickel crucible.

From Project Gutenberg

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