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nickel

英/nˈɪkəl/

美/ˈnɪkəɫ/

01n.

镍, 镍币, 五分镍币

a hard malleable ductile silvery metallic element that is resistant to corrosion; used in alloys; occurs in pentlandite and smaltite and garnierite and millerite; a United States coin worth one twentieth of a dollar; five dollars worth of a drug

02v.

镀镍于

plate with nickel