Look up: spelter

1. spelter
   zinc cast in slabs for commercial use Category: Iron and steel industries
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2. spelter
   Zinc alloy, often containing lead, used as a substitute for bronze. Spelter was much used in the 19thC for cheap, cast articles such as candlesticks and clock cases. It was popular as an inexpensive medium for art Nouveau applied ornament and art deco figures.
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3. Spelter
   Spel'ter noun [ Confer LG. spialter , G. & Dutch spiauter . Confer Pewter .] (Metal.) Zinc; -- especially so called in commerce and arts.
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4. spelter
   <chemistry> Zinc; especially so called in commerce and arts. ... Origin: Cf. LG. Spialter, G. & D. Spiauter. Cf. Pewter. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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5. spelter
   noun impure zinc containing about three percent lead and other impurities (especially in the form of ingots)
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6. Spelter
   • (n.) Zinc; -- especially so called in commerce and arts.
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7. spelter
   zinc in the form of slabs cast from the liquid obtained in the process of reducing the ores. Spelter is the most common commercial form of zinc ...
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8. Spelter
   Spelter is an alloy of copper and zinc in equal parts used for hard soldering and brazing. The term is also applied to zinc ingots formed by smelting.
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9. spelter
   Zinc alloy, often containing lead, used as a substitute for bronze. Spelter was much used in the 19thC for cheap, cast articles such as candlesticks and clock cases. It was popular as an inexpensive medium for art Nouveau applied ornament and art deco figures.
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10. Spelter
    Obsolete trade name for zinc. Antique trade name for a zinc-lead alloy used for small statues etc.
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11. Spelter
    `Spelter`, while sometimes used merely as a synonym for zinc, is often used to identify a zinc alloy. In this sense it might be an alloy of equal parts copper and zinc used for hard soldering and brazing,<ref name="encyclo.co.uk">http://www.encyclo.co.uk/nol.php--> or as an alloy, conta...
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