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English
Etymology
From cupro- + nickel, likely a calque of German Kupfernickel. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?) Piecewise doublet of copper-nickel and kupfernickel.
Noun
cupronickel (countable and uncountable, plural cupronickels)
- An alloy of copper containing from 10 to 40% nickel.
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