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nickel silver

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nickel silver
n.
A silvery, hard, corrosion-resistant, ductile, malleable alloy of copper, zinc, and nickel, used in tableware and as a structural material for hospital and restaurant equipment. Also called German silver.
nickel silver
n
(Engineering / Metallurgy) any of various white alloys containing copper (46-63 per cent), zinc (18-36 per cent), and nickel (6-30 per cent): used in making tableware, etc. Also called German silver pakthong
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Noun1.nickel silvernickel silver - a silver-white alloy containing copper and zinc and nickel
German silver
alloy, metal - a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten; "brass is an alloy of zinc and copper"
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nickel silver
n → Neusilber nt


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