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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun An alloy of nickel and iron.

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Examples

  • Its Cerro Matosa operation is one of the world's largest producers of ferronickel.

    BHP to Cut Jobs at Nickel Unit in Australia Robb M. Stewart 2012

  • The deal signed Wednesday by Baosteel and Sinosteel Group in Beijing calls for the two companies to cooperate in the supply of raw materials such as iron ore, chromium, ferrochrome and ferronickel, Baosteel said in its internal newspaper, the Baosteel Daily.

    Shanghai Baosteel's Chairman 2007

  • Commercial Caribbean Nickel SA (CCN) to conduct a study on the proposed ferronickel coastal project.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2003

  • Industries: low levels of technology predominate, such as, oil refining by distillation only; produces basic liquid fuels, coal, metallic chromium, lead, zinc, and ferronickel; light industry produces basic textiles, wood products, and tobacco

    The 1994 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency

  • Industries: low levels of technology predominate, such as, oil refining by distillation only; produces basic liquid fuels, coal, metallic chromium, lead, zinc, and ferronickel; light industry produces basic textiles, wood products, and tobacco

    The 1995 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency

  • Pacific Metals is Asia's largest, and the world's third-largest, producer of ferronickel, a nickel-iron alloy that is the principal component of stainless steel.

    Latest News - Yahoo!7 News 2010

  • Pacific Metals is Asia's largest, and the world's third-largest, producer of ferronickel, a nickel-iron alloy that is the principal component of stainless steel.

    Latest News - Yahoo!7 News 2010

  • Asia's largest producer of ferronickel, to build a fully integrated accounting system for Pacific Metals which greatly improves the efficiency and accuracy of its corporate administration functions.

    Latest News - Yahoo!7 News 2010

  • Asia's largest producer of ferronickel, to build a fully integrated accounting system for Pacific Metals which greatly improves the efficiency and accuracy of its corporate administration functions.

    Latest News - Yahoo!7 News 2010

  • Asia's largest producer of ferronickel, to build a fully integrated accounting system for Pacific Metals which greatly improves the efficiency and accuracy of its corporate administration functions.

    Latest News - Yahoo!7 News 2010

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