Meaning & use
Nitinol
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A shape-memory alloy of nickel and titanium that returns to a predetermined shape after being deformed.
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Nitinol wires are used in eyeglass frames because they spring back into shape.
Surgeons use nitinol stents that expand once placed inside a blood vessel.
A note on using this word
The name combines 'Ni' and 'Ti' (its chemical elements) with 'NOL' for the Naval Ordnance Laboratory, where it was discovered.
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