spelter

 [spel-ter]  

spel·ter

   [spel-ter]
noun
zinc, especially in the form of ingots.
Origin:
1655–65; origin uncertain; akin to Middle Dutch speauter, German spiauter spelter
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spelter (ˈspɛltə)
 
—n
impure zinc, usually containing about 3 per cent of lead and other impurities
 
[C17: probably from Middle Dutch speauter, of obscure origin; compare Old French peautre pewter, Italian peltropewter]

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