nis Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a hard malleable ductile silvery metallic element that is resistant to corrosion; used in alloys; occurs in pentlandite and smaltite and garnierite and millerite
    Ni; nickel; atomic number 28.

WordNet

Nis
Etymology
From ne is.
Definitions
  1. Is not. Obs. Chaucer.

Webster 1913