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Noun: spelter  spel-tu(r)
  1. Impure zinc containing about three percent lead and other impurities (especially in the form of ingots)
    "Spelter was commonly used in the production of brass"

Derived forms: spelters

Type of: atomic number 30, zinc, Zn

Encyclopedia: Spelter, West Virginia