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spiegeleisen

/ˈʃpiːɡəlˌaɪzən/

spiegeleisen noun: a ferromanganese alloy containing approximately 15% manganese and small quantities of carbon and silicon.

Noun

spiegeleisen (countable and uncountable, plural spiegeleisens)

  1. A ferromanganese alloy containing approximately 15% manganese and small quantities of carbon and silicon.
    • Historically, spiegeleisen was the standard form in which manganese was traded and used in steelmaking.

Forms of spiegeleisen

pluralspiegeleisens

Origin of spiegeleisen

From German Spiegeleisen (literally “mirror iron”).

Questions about spiegeleisen

What does spiegeleisen mean?
Spiegeleisen means a ferromanganese alloy containing approximately 15% manganese and small quantities of carbon and silicon.
What part of speech is spiegeleisen?
Spiegeleisen is a noun.
How do you pronounce spiegeleisen?
Spiegeleisen is pronounced /ˈʃpiːɡəlˌaɪzən/.
What is the plural of spiegeleisen?
The plural of spiegeleisen is spiegeleisens.

Words near spiegeleisen in the dictionary

  1. spiedies
  2. SPIEF
  3. Spiegel
  4. spiegel iron
  5. spiegel irons
  6. spiegeleisen
  7. spiegeleisens
  8. Spiegelman
  9. Spiegelmann
  10. Spiegelmans
  11. Spiegels

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