Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun atomic_number_28

1 sense of atomic number 28

Sense 1
nickel, Ni, atomic number 28 -- (a hard malleable ductile silvery metallic element that is resistant to corrosion; used in alloys; occurs in pentlandite and smaltite and garnierite and millerite)
       => metallic element, metal -- (any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.)