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noun
a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide
• Syn: ↑tin, ↑atomic number 50
• Hypernyms: ↑metallic element, ↑metal
• Substance Holonyms: ↑cassiterite, ↑tinfoil, ↑tin foil
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abbreviation1. sanitary; sanitation
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Secretary of the Navy.
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abbrev
Senegal (IVR)
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s.n.,
without name (Latin, sine nomine).
Sn (no period),
tin (chemical element).
Sn.,
Sanitary.
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symbol the chemical element tin
Origin:
from late Latin stannum ‘tin’
Useful english dictionary. 2012.