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ATOMIC NUMBER 28
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A hard malleable ductile silvery metallic element that is resistant to corrosion; used in alloys; occurs in pentlandite and smaltite and garnierite and millerite
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Hypernyms ("atomic number 28" is a kind of...):
metal; metallic element (any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.)
Holonyms ("atomic number 28" is a substance of...):
garnierite (a green mineral consisting of hydrated nickel magnesium silicate; a source of nickel)
millerite (a yellow mineral consisting of nickel sulfide; a minor source of nickel)
pentlandite (a mineral (iron and nickel sulphide) that is the chief ore of nickel)
smaltite (a grey mineral consisting of cobalt arsenide and nickel; an important source of cobalt and nickel)
