| nickel |
A metal used in alloys to provide corrosion and heat resistance for products in the iron, steel and aerospace industries. Nickel is used as a catalyst in the chemical industry. It is toxic and, in some forms, is listed as a cancer-causing agent under Proposition 65.
Ãâó: www.sbcfire.org/hazmat/env_terms.asp
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| nickel |
Element used for alloying iron and steel as well as nonferrous metals; melting point 1455
Ãâó: www.sfsa.org/sfsa/glossary/deftrmnn.html
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| nickel |
enters the aquatic environment through the weathering of rocks and as a result of human activities, primarily the burning of fossil fuels and from smelting and electroplating industries.
Ãâó: www3.gov.ab.ca/env/water/SWQ/faqs04.cfm
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| nickel |
A nearly silver-white hard malleable metallic element commonly used in combination with other metals for coinage. Also a reference to a US and Canadian five-cent piece.
Ãâó: www.canadiancoin.com/diction/n.htm
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| nick |
A small mark on a coin usually caused by contact with a another coin.
Ãâó: www.coin-gallery.com/cgglossary.htm
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