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Nitinol (iou)



Nitinol noun. M20.
[from Ni symbol for nickel + Ti symbol for titanium + initial letters of Naval Ordnance Laboratory, Maryland, US.]
An alloy of nickel and titanium; esp. one composed of equimolar proportions of these elements, which will return to its original shape after deformation when heated to a certain transition temperature.