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speiss

American  
[spahys] / spaɪs /

noun

Metallurgy.

  1. a product obtained in smelting certain ores, consisting of one or more metallic arsenides, as of iron or nickel.

speiss British  
/ spaɪs /

noun

  1. the arsenides and antimonides that form when ores containing arsenic or antimony are smelted

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Etymology

Origin of speiss

First recorded in 1790–1800, speiss is from the German word Speise literally, food

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