Kish (k sh) An ancient city of Mesopotamia in the Euphrates River valley of present-day central Iraq. Its extensive ruins have yielded valuable archaeological evidence about Sumerian culture. |
kish [kɪʃ]
n
(Engineering / Metallurgy) Metallurgy graphite formed on the surface of molten iron that contains a large amount of carbon
[perhaps changed from German Kies gravel; related to Old High German kisil pebble]
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