‖ kupfernickel Min.
(ˈkʊpfərˌnɪk(ə)l)
[Ger., f. kupfer copper + nickel nickel.]
= niccolite. (Cf. copper-nickel s.v. copper n.1 12.)
| 1796 Kirwan Elem. Min. (ed. 2) II. 271 Found with Native Bismuth, Kupfernickel and Cobaltic efflorescences. 1812 Sir H. Davy Chem. Philos. 421 Nickel exists in an ore called kupfer-nickel, combined chiefly with sulphur. 1879 Cassell's Techn. Educ. IV. 226/2 Kupfernickel, which is a compound of this metal [nickel] with arsenic. |