n :  a silver-white hard malleable ductile metallic element capable of a high polish and resistant to corrosion that is used chiefly in alloys and as a catalyst - symbol Ni - see ELEMENTtable   .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  knuck·le  nuclei 
 
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