nickel-iron accumulator
— Noun
– English
～ a storage battery having a nickel oxide cathode and an iron anode with an electrolyte of potassium hydroxide; each cell gives about 1.2 volts
nickel-iron battery
— Noun
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～ a storage battery having a nickel oxide cathode and an iron anode with an electrolyte of potassium hydroxide; each cell gives about 1.2 volts
nickel-base alloy
— Noun
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～ an alloy whose main constituent is nickel
nickel-cadmium accumulator
— Noun
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～ a rechargeable battery with a nickel cathode and a cadmium anode; often used in emergency systems because of its low discharge rate when not in use
nickel
— Noun
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～ five dollars worth of a drug; "a nickel bag of drugs"; "a nickel deck of heroin"
nickel
— Noun
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～ a United States coin worth one twentieth of a dollar
nickel alloy
— Noun
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～ an alloy whose main constituent is nickel
nickel
— Noun
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～ a hard malleable ductile silvery metallic element that is resistant to corrosion; used in alloys; occurs in pentlandite and smaltite and garnierite and millerite
nickel bronze
— Noun
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～ a bronze containing up to 30% nickel
nickel-and-dime
— Verb
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～ spend money frugally; spend as little as possible
nickel-and-dime
— Verb
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～ accumulate gradually; "she nickeled-and-dimed together a small house for her family"
nickel
— Verb
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～ plate with nickel; "nickel the plate"
nickel-and-dime
— Adjective
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～ low-paying; "a nickel-and-dime job"
nickel-and-dime
— Adjective
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～ of minor importance; "a nickel-and-dime operation run out of a single rented room"; "a small-time actor"