cupronickel

English

Etymology

From cupro- +‎ nickel, likely a calque of German Kupfernickel. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?) Piecewise doublet of copper-nickel and kupfernickel.

Noun

cupronickel (countable and uncountable, plural cupronickels)

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

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