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spiegeleisen definition

spie·gel·ei·sen (spē′gəl ī′zən)

noun

a hard, white pig iron containing 15 to 32% manganese
also spiegel spie′·gel (spē′gəl) or spiegel iron

Etymology: Ger < spiegel, mirror (< OHG spiagal < L speculum: see speculum) + eisen, iron

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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