[ spʌɪs ]
■ noun a mixture of impure arsenides and antimonides of nickel, cobalt, iron, and other metals, produced in the smelting of cobalt and other ores.
Origin
C18: from Ger. Speise 'food, amalgam'.
[ spʌɪs ]
■ noun a mixture of impure arsenides and antimonides of nickel, cobalt, iron, and other metals, produced in the smelting of cobalt and other ores.
Origin
C18: from Ger. Speise 'food, amalgam'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004