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Raney nickel
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English
Etymology
It was developed in 1926 by American engineer Murray Raney.
Noun
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A finely divided nickel-aluminum alloy that has been treated with NaOH to dissolve out most of the aluminum.
Synonyms
spongy nickel
en eponyms
en Alloys Nickel