1. A hard malleable ductile silvery metallic element that is resistant to corrosion; used in alloys; occurs in pentlandite and smaltite and garnierite and millerite
   "The factory used Ni in their stainless steel production";
   - nickel, atomic number 28

Derived forms: Nis

Type of: metal, metallic element

Part of: garnierite, millerite, pentlandite, smaltite

Encyclopedia: Ni