English Explanatory Dictionary

nife

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The innermost layers or core of the Earth, composed chiefly of nickel and iron.
noun
  1. Alternative form of NiFe.
noun
  1. Rechargeable battery with nickel and iron electrodes.
noun
  1. Alternative form of nife.

Word forms

nife

Etymology

Coined by Eduard Suess in 1909, in Das Antlitz der Erde, as a blend of translingual Ni (nickel) + Fe (iron).

Related words

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