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spiegeleisen

spie·ge·lei·sen

UK/ˈʃpiːɡəlˌaɪzən/ uncommon

noun

1.

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

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Origin

From German Spiegeleisen (literally “mirror iron”).

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