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nickelic oxide

noun Chemistry.

a gray-black, water-insoluble powder, Ni2O3, which, at 600°C, decomposes to nickel oxide: used chiefly in storage batteries as an oxidizing agent.

Nearby words

  1. nickel tetracarbonyl,
  2. nickel-and-dime,
  3. nickel-cadmium battery,
  4. nickel-plate,
  5. nickelic,
  6. nickeliferous,
  7. nickeline,
  8. nickelize,
  9. nickelodeon,
  10. nickelous
Also called black nickel oxide, nickel sesquioxide.
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