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CUPRONICKEL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does cupronickel mean?
• CUPRONICKEL (noun)
The noun CUPRONICKEL has 1 sense:
1. a 60/40 alloy of copper and nickel
Familiarity information: CUPRONICKEL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A 60/40 alloy of copper and nickel
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("cupronickel" is a kind of...):
copper-base alloy (any alloy whose principal component is copper)
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