Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Bearing or containing nickel. Used of ores.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Containing nickel: as, nickeliferous pyrrhotite. Also
niccoliferous .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Containing nickel.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Containing, or bearing
nickel
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Examples
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The extensive disseminated nickeliferous sulphide intersection in hole MN07-46 indicates that appropriate units have a strong potential to host nickel deposits within McNugget.
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