nickelous

[ nik-uh-luh s ]

/ ˈnɪk ə ləs /

containing bivalent nickel.

Origin of nickelous

First recorded in 1875–80; nickel + -ous

From nickelous carbonate and hydrochloric acid, as the acetate.

Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II |Arnold Cooley
In other respects, its physiological action seems to be very similar to that of nickelous oxide.

Poisons: Their Effects and Detection |Alexander Wynter Blyth
By neutralising acetic acid with nickelous carbonate, and gently concentrating by evaporation, so that crystals may form.

Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II |Arnold Cooley
Sodium and ammonium sulphates form similar compounds with nickelous sulphate.

Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II |Arnold Cooley

By crystallising a mixture of nickelous and potassium sulphates.

Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II |Arnold Cooley

nickelous

/ (ˈnɪkələs) /

of or containing nickel, esp in the divalent state