Preferred term
nickel
Definition
- [GEMET] A malleable ductile silvery-white metallic element that is strong and corrosion-resistant, occurring principally in pentlandite and niccolite: used in alloys, especially in toughening steel, in electroplating, and as a catalyst in organic synthesis.
Broader concept
Entry terms
- Ni
Scope note
- US LTER controlled vocabulary
Creator
- herbert.schentz@umweltbundesamt.at
In other languages
Arabic
- النيكل
Bulgarian
- Никел
Croatian
- nikal
Czech
- nikl
Danish
- nikkel
Dutch
- nikkel
Estonian
- nikkel
Finnish
- nikkeli
French
- nickel
German
- Nickel
Greek
- νικέλιο
Hungarian
- nikkel
Italian
- nichel
Latvian
- niķelis
Lithuanian
- nikelis
Norwegian
- nikkel
Polish
- nikiel
Portuguese
- níquel
Romanian
- nichel
Slovak
- nikel
Slovenian
- nikelj
Spanish
- níquel
Swedish
- nickel
URI
http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/20831