Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An alloy of 74.5 per cent. of copper, 25 per cent. of nickel, and 5 per cent. of iron. It is used for electric resistance.
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Examples
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German silver appear upon a reduced scale in nickelin.
On Laboratory Arts Richard Threlfall
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It stands pretty well in the same relation to nickelin as the latter does to German silver.
On Laboratory Arts Richard Threlfall
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