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speiss
(speiss)
Pronunciation:
/spʌɪs/
noun
[
mass noun
]
a mixture of impure compounds of arsenic and antimonium with nickel, cobalt, iron, and other metals, produced in the smelting of cobalt and other ores.
Origin:
late 18th century
: from German
Speise
'food, amalgam'
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