SPIEGELEISEN

spiegeleisen, spiegel, spiegel iron

(noun) pig iron containing manganese; used as a deoxidizing agent and to raise the manganese content in making steel

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

spiegeleisen (countable and uncountable, plural spiegeleisens)

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.

Source: Wiktionary


Spie"gel*ei`sen, n. Etym: [G. spiegel mirror + eisen iron.]

Definition: See Spiegel iron.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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