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noun
Cupronickel, nickel silver; specifically the variety developed by 19th-century German metalworkers, an alloy of copper, nickel and zinc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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Synonyms: none provided
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noun
a silver-white alloy containing copper and zinc and nickel
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: nickel silver
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: alloy, metal
History
From its appearance and its development by 19th-century German metalworkers in imitation of the Chinese alloy known as paktong.
