cupronickel

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noun

An alloy of copper containing from 10 to 40% nickel.

OriginGerman Kupfernickel →
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Meanings

nouncupronickel (countable and uncountable, plural cupronickels)

plural cupronickels

  1. countableuncountableAn alloy of copper containing from 10 to 40% nickel.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
german silverpaktong

Origin

  1. GermanKupfernickel
  2. Englishcupronickel

From cupro- + nickel, likely a calque of German Kupfernickel. Piecewise doublet of copper-nickel and kupfernickel.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 白銅 /白铜
  • 白銅 /白铜 (báitóng)alloy of copper
Danish kobbernikkel
  • kobbernikkelalloy of copper
Estonian kupronikkel
  • kupronikkelalloy of copper
Finnish kupronikkeli
  • kupronikkelialloy of copper
French cupronickel
  • cupronickelalloy of copper
German Kupfernickel
  • Kupfernickelalloy of copper
Greek χαλκονικέλιο
  • χαλκονικέλιο (chalkonikélio)alloy of copper
Italian cupronichel
  • cupronichelalloy of copper
Japanese 白銅
  • 白銅 (hakudō)alloy of copper
Korean 백동
  • 백동 (baekdong)alloy of copper
Polish miedzionikiel
  • miedzionikielalloy of copper
Portuguese cuproníquel
  • cuproníquelalloy of copper
Spanish cuproníquel
  • cuproníquelalloy of copper
Swedish kopparnickel
  • kopparnickelalloy of copper
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APA

cupronickel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cupronickel

MLA

“cupronickel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cupronickel. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cupronickel,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cupronickel.

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