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niccolite definition

nic·co·lite (nik′ə līt′)

noun

a hard, reddish, hexagonal mineral, NiAs, an ore of nickel; nickel arsenide

Etymology: < ModL niccolum (< Swed nickel: see nickel) + -ite

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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