WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
misch′ met′al  (mish),USA pronunciation 
  1. Metallurgya pyrophoric alloy, containing approximately 50 percent cerium and 45 percent lanthanum, made from a mixture of various rare-earth chlorides by electrolysis.
  • German Mischmetall, equivalent. to misch(en) to mix + Metall metal
  • 1920–25

'misch metal' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
ferrocerium

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