Nickel

nik′el, n. a grayish-white metal related to cobalt, very malleable and ductile.— v.t. to plate with nickel.— ns. Nick′elage , Nick′elure , the art of nickel-plating.— adjs. Nick′elic , Nick′elous ; Nickel if′erous , containing nickel.— ns. Nick′eline , Nic′colite , native nickel arsenide.— v.t. Nick′elise , to plate with nickel.— ns. Nick′el-plat′ing , the plating of metals with nickel; Nick′el-sil′ver , German silver (see German ). [Sw. koppar-nickel (Ger. kupfernickel ), koppar , copper, nickel , a word corresponding to Ger. nickel , the devil (cf. Cobalt and Kobold ), or to Ice. hnikill , a lump.]