spiegeleisen
[ spee-guh l-ahy-zuh n ]
/ ˈspi gəlˌaɪ zən /
noun
a lustrous, crystalline pig iron containing a large amount of manganese, sometimes 15 percent or more, used in making steel.
Also called
spie·gel,
spiegel iron.
Origin of spiegeleisen
Words nearby spiegeleisen
spiderman,
spiderweb,
spiderwood,
spiderwort,
spidery,
spiegeleisen,
spiel,
spielberg,
spielberg, steven,
spieler,
spielmeyer-vogt disease
Example sentences from the Web for spiegeleisen
Spiegeleisen, an iron which contains a natural alloy of from 10 to 12 per cent.
To this is added a certain quantity of 'spiegeleisen,' which is a compound of iron, carbon, and manganese.
An Introduction to Machine Drawing and Design |David Allan LowLayers of spiegeleisen, limonite and other iron ores are numerous in the Laos states, in which also antimony occurs.
A small amount is used for spiegeleisen, and the rest as a flux.
British Dictionary definitions for spiegeleisen
spiegeleisen
/ (ˈspiːɡəlˌaɪzən) /
noun
a type of pig iron that is rich in manganese and carbon
Word Origin for spiegeleisen
C19: German, from
Spiegel mirror +
Eisen
iron