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nife

noun

Etymology

Coined by Eduard Suess in 1909, in Das Antlitz der Erde, as a blend of translingual Ni (nickel) + Fe (iron).

Definitions

  1. The innermost layers or core of the Earth, composed chiefly of nickel and iron.

  2. Alternative form of NiFe.

  3. Rechargeable battery with nickel and iron electrodes.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for nife. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA