spelter

/ˈspɛltər/
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Definitions of spelter
  1. noun
    impure zinc containing about three percent lead and other impurities (especially in the form of ingots)
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    Zn, atomic number 30, zinc
    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
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