nickeliden.
/ˈnɪkəlʌɪd/, /ˈnɪkl̩ʌɪd/, U.S. /ˈnɪkəˌlaɪd/ Chemistry.
An intermetallic compound of nickel, esp. with a more electropositive metallic element.
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1936 J. W. Mellor Comprehensive Treatm. Inorg. & Org. Chem. XV. lxviii. 238 There is a phase with chromium nickelide.
1986 New Scientist 12 June 31/3 A thin rod of titanium nickelide shaped to the curved spine is inserted in the spinal column.
1996 Zeitschr. f. Anorganische u. Allgemeine Chemie 622 355/2 Semi-empirical band structure calculations reveal Sc2Ni2In to be a nickelide.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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