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.

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Also called nickel tetracarbonyl.

Origin:
1930–35

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