Meanings
nounkupfernickel (uncountable)
- archaicuncountablecupronickel
Origin
- GermanKupfernickel
- Englishkupfernickel
Borrowed from German Kupfernickel. Piecewise doublet of copper-nickel and cupronickel.
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kupfernickel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kupfernickel
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“kupfernickel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kupfernickel. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kupfernickel,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kupfernickel.
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