an alloy made of approximately 90 percent nickel and 10 percent chromium that is used to make the positive conductors of ANSI Type E (chromel-constantan) and K (chromel-alumel) thermocouples.

Ni 1

noundomain: substance

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

a hard malleable ductile silvery metallic element that is resistant to corrosion; used in alloys; occurs in pentlandite and smaltite and garnierite and millerite

Synonyms

nickel 1
a hard malleable ductile silvery metallic element that is resistant to corrosion; used in alloys; occurs in pentlandite and smaltite and garnierite and millerite
atomic number 28 1
a hard malleable ductile silvery metallic element that is resistant to corrosion; used in alloys; occurs in pentlandite and smaltite and garnierite and millerite

Substance_holonym

garnierite 1

noun

a green mineral consisting of hydrated nickel magnesium silicate; a source of nickel

millerite 1

noun

a yellow mineral consisting of nickel sulfide; a minor source of nickel

pentlandite 1

noun

a mineral (iron and nickel sulphide) that is the chief ore of nickel

smaltite 1

noun

a grey mineral consisting of cobalt arsenide and nickel; an important source of cobalt and nickel

chromel 1

noun

an alloy made of approximately 90 percent nickel and 10 percent chromium that is used to make the positive conductors of ANSI Type E (chromel-constantan) and K (chromel-alumel) thermocouples.