nickelous

[ nik-uh-luhs ]

adjectiveChemistry.

containing bivalent nickel.

Origin of nickelous

First recorded in 1875–80; nickel + -ous

Words Nearby nickelous

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How to use nickelous in a sentence

From nickelous carbonate and hydrochloric acid, as the acetate.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II | Arnold Cooley
By crystallising a mixture of nickelous and potassium sulphates.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II | Arnold Cooley
In other respects, its physiological action seems to be very similar to that of nickelous oxide.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection | Alexander Wynter Blyth
By neutralising acetic acid with nickelous carbonate, and gently concentrating by evaporation, so that crystals may form.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II | Arnold Cooley
Dissolve nickelous carbonate or oxide in dilute sulphuric acid, evaporate down, and crystallise.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II | Arnold Cooley

British Dictionary definitions for nickelous

nickelous

/ (ˈnɪkələs) /

adjective

of or containing nickel, esp in the divalent state

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