[spahys] 
,| a product obtained in smelting certain ores, consisting of one or more metallic arsenides, as of iron or nickel. |
| speiss (spīs) n. An arsenic compound or a mixture of arsenic compounds resulting from the smelting of iron, cobalt, nickel, and copper ores. [German Speise, food, speiss, from Middle High German spīse, food, from Old High German spīsa, probably from Medieval Latin spēnsa, storehouse, or spēsa, provisions, both from Latin expēnsa (pecūnia), (money) paid out; see expense.] |