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Noun: spiegel  spee-gul
  1. Pig iron containing manganese; used as a deoxidizing agent and to raise the manganese content in making steel
    "spiegel was added to the molten steel to improve its quality";
    - spiegeleisen, spiegel iron

Derived forms: spiegels

Type of: pig iron

Encyclopedia: Spiegel, Joseph