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speiss

(spīs)

noun

a mixture of metallic arsenides produced during the smelting of copper, iron, and certain other ores

Origin: Ger speise, amalgam, lit., food < ML spesa, cost, expense, earlier spensa < L expensa (pecunia), (money) spent < pp. of expendere, to expend

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noun

An arsenic compound or a mixture of arsenic compounds resulting from the smelting of iron, cobalt, nickel, and copper ores.

Origin:

Origin: German Speise, food, speiss

Origin: , from Middle High German spīse, food

Origin: , from Old High German spīsa

Origin: , probably from Medieval Latin spēnsa, storehouse

Origin: , or spēsa, provisions

Origin: , both from Latin expēnsa (pecūnia), (money) paid out; see expense

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