Home › Words › S › spelterspelterspelter · noun — zinc, often in blocks or ingot form.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyRelated to, and perhaps derived from, Middle Dutch speauter. Possibly related to pewter.nounzinc, often in blocks or ingot form.Zinc alloyed with another metal (especially copper), used as a solder.An objet d'art made from zinc.verbTo combine copper and metallic zinc to form an alloy.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.speltering 75% match — A process which directly combines copper and metallic zinc to form an alloy. vs spelter →spelterman 74% match — A person involved in the manufacture of spelter (type of metal). vs spelter →tutenag 59% match — crude zinc vs spelter →blende 58% match — sphalerite (a naturally-occurring sulfide of zinc) vs spelter →zincless 55% match — Without zinc. vs spelter →zincblende 54% match — sphalerite vs spelter →zamak 53% match — Any of a family of alloys with a zinc base and alloying elements of aluminium, magnesium, and copper. vs spelter →stannum 53% match — tin vs spelter →