Etymology

kupfernickel

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Today it means: cupronickel Full definition →

German Kupfernickel
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  1. German · borrowed fromKupfernickel
  2. English todaykupfernickel

Borrowed from German Kupfernickel. Piecewise doublet of copper-nickel and cupronickel.

Words from the same roots

GermanKupfernickel all →

copper-nickelcupronickel

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.