Etymology

alnico

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Today it means: An alloy of aluminium, nickel and cobalt, sometimes alloyed with smaller amounts of iron, copper, titanium and used primarily in the manufacture of magnets. Full definition →

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From the chemical symbols Al, Ni and Co.

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