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spelter
spel·ter S0624800 (spĕl′tər)n. Zinc, especially in the form of ingots, slabs, or plates. [From or akin to Dutch spiauter, from Middle Dutch, from Old French espeautre; probably akin to peutre, pewter; see pewter.]spelter (ˈspɛltə) n (Metallurgy) impure zinc, usually containing about 3 per cent of lead and other impurities[C17: probably from Middle Dutch speauter, of obscure origin; compare Old French peautre pewter, Italian peltro pewter]spel•ter (ˈspɛl tər) n. zinc, esp. in the form of ingots. [1655–65; obscurely akin to Old French espeautre, Middle Dutch speauter spelter] ThesaurusNoun | 1. | spelter - impure zinc containing about three percent lead and other impurities (especially in the form of ingots)atomic number 30, zinc, Zn - a bluish-white lustrous metallic element; brittle at ordinary temperatures but malleable when heated; used in a wide variety of alloys and in galvanizing iron; it occurs naturally as zinc sulphide in zinc blende |
spelter
spelter[′spel·tər] (metallurgy) A commercially pure grade of zinc used in galvanizing; contains lead or iron as impurities. zincA hard bluish white metal, brittle at normal temperatures, very malleable and ductile when heated; not subject to corrosion; used for galvanizing sheet steel and iron, in various metal alloys, and as an oxide for white paint pigment.MedicalSeezincspelter
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