Home › Words › I › inconelinconelinconel means any of a family of corrosion- and oxidation-resistant nickel-chromium superalloys that retain strength at high temperatures.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, inconel ranks #35,279 of 42,752 for Qualifying.EtymologyTrade name.nounAny of a family of corrosion- and oxidation-resistant nickel-chromium superalloys that retain strength at high temperatures.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.superalloy 76% match — Any of several high-performance alloys that are resistant to high temperatures. vs inconel →hastelloy 66% match — Any of a group of alloys containing nickel, molybdenum, etc. vs inconel →monel 61% match — An alloy of nickel and copper. vs inconel →invar 61% match — An alloy of iron containing 35.5% nickel, and having a very low coefficient of expansion. vs inconel →constantan 59% match — An alloy of copper and nickel whose resistivity is constant over a wide temperature range. vs inconel →chromel 59% match — An alloy of approximately 90% nickel and 10% chromium by weight, used to make the positive conductors of certain thermocouples. vs inconel →elinvar 58% match — A nickel–iron–chromium alloy notable for having a modulus of elasticity which does not change much with temperature. vs inconel →ferronickel 58% match — A ferroalloy of iron and nickel. vs inconel →