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ni•ti•nol
(nit′n ôl′, -ol′),USA pronunciation n.
- Metallurgya paramagnetic alloy of nickel and titanium that, after heating and deformation, resumes its original shape when reheated.
- ni(ckel) + ti(tanium) + north, northern(aval) O(rdnance) Latin(aboratory), Silver Spring, Maryland, where the alloy was developed 1965–70