Nickel-carbonyl
noun, Chemistry.
1.
a colorless or yellow, volatile, water-insoluble, poisonous, flammable liquid, Ni(CO) 4 , obtained by the reaction of nickel and carbon monoxide, and used for nickel-plating.
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[nik-uh l-uh n-dahym] /ˈnɪk əl ənˈdaɪm/ Informal. adjective 1. of little or no importance; trivial; petty: a nickel-and-dime business that soon folded. verb (used with object), nickel-and-dimed or nickeled-and-dimed, nickel-and-diming or nickeling-and-diming. 2. to expose to financial hardship or bankruptcy by the accumulation of small expenses, bills, etc.: We’re being nickel-and-dimed to death by these […]
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[ni-kel-ik, nik-uh-lik] /nɪˈkɛl ɪk, ˈnɪk ə lɪk/ adjective, Chemistry. 1. of or containing , especially in the trivalent state. /nɪˈkɛlɪk/ adjective 1. of or containing metallic nickel 2. of or containing nickel in the trivalent state