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It's a shortened form of the German expression Kupfernickel, which is usually translated as "devil's copper".
German miners gave the name to the hard, difficult-to-work ore that they often found while looking for copper. Nickel's usefulness didn't become important until better mining and smelting techniques were developed.
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 10y agoThe word nickel refers to a silvery-white coloured metal which has the chemical element of atomic number 28. A nickel is also an American coin worth five cents that has been struck since 1866.
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