dinickel

D2I1N1I1C3K5E1L1

noun

Two nickel atoms in a compound

Scrabble 15

Meanings

noundinickel (uncountable)
  1. especiallyin compoundsuncountablechemistryTwo nickel atoms in a compound

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*dwi-
  4. Ancient Greekδῐ- (dĭ-)
  5. Latindi-
  6. Englishdi-
  7. Englishnickel
  8. Englishdinickel

From di- + nickel.

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APA

dinickel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dinickel

MLA

“dinickel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dinickel. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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