nife

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noun

The innermost layers or core of the Earth, composed chiefly of nickel and iron.

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Meanings

nife1

nounnife (uncountable)

alternative Nife · alternative NiFe

  1. uncountablegeographyThe innermost layers or core of the Earth, composed chiefly of nickel and iron.

nife2

nounnife (uncountable)

alternative Nife · alternative NiFe

  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of NiFe.

NiFe3

nounNiFe (uncountable)
  1. attributiveuncountableRechargeable battery with nickel and iron electrodes.

NiFe4

noun
  1. alternativegeographyAlternative form of nife.

Origin

nife · noun

Coined by Eduard Suess in 1909, in Das Antlitz der Erde, as a blend of translingual Ni (nickel) + Fe (iron).

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nife · noun

From translingual Ni (nickel) + Fe (iron).

Full word history & related roots →

NiFe · noun

From translingual Ni (nickel) + Fe (iron).

Full word history & related roots →

NiFe · noun

Coined by Eduard Suess in 1909, in Das Antlitz der Erde, as translingual Ni (nickel) + Fe (iron).

Full word history & related roots →

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nife,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nife.

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