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ni·ti·nol  audio  (ntn-ôl, -l) KEY 

NOUN:
An alloy of nickel and titanium that has the ability to return to a predetermined shape when heated.
ETYMOLOGY:
After the Ni(ckel) Ti(tanium) N(aval) O(rdnance) L(aboratory), where its shape-memory properties were discovered


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