nickel carbonyl
noun Chemistry.
a colorless or yellow, volatile, water-insoluble, poisonous, flammable liquid, Ni(CO)4, obtained by the reaction of nickel and carbon monoxide, and used for nickel-plating.
Also called
nickel tetracarbonyl.
Origin of nickel carbonyl
First recorded in 1930–35
Words nearby nickel carbonyl
nick-nack,
nickel,
nickel acetate,
nickel belt ,
nickel bloom,
nickel carbonyl,
nickel centre,
nickel oxide,
nickel plate,
nickel silver,
nickel steel