Etymology

Zorba

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Today it means: A form of nonferrous scrap metal consisting mainly of aluminum, especially that which is left behind after an automobile is shredded and the iron and steel is removed. Full definition →

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An arbitrary code name defined by the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.