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- [spahys]
- /spaɪs/
- /spˈeɪs/
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- [spahys]
- /spaɪs/
Definitions of speiss word
- noun speiss a product obtained in smelting certain ores, consisting of one or more metallic arsenides, as of iron or nickel. 1
- noun speiss the arsenides and antimonides that form when ores containing arsenic or antimony are smelted 0
- noun speiss a mixture of metallic arsenides produced during the smelting of copper, iron, and certain other ores 0
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Origin of speiss
First appearance:
before 1790 One of the 43% newest English words
First recorded in 1790-1800, speiss is from the German word Speise literally, food
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Parts of speech for Speiss
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
speiss popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.