cupronickel

noun

Etymology

From cupro- + nickel, likely a calque of German Kupfernickel. Piecewise doublet of copper-nickel and kupfernickel.

  1. calqued from Kupfernickel

Definitions

  1. An alloy of copper containing from 10 to 40% nickel.

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