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| Babbitt metal |
a soft white metal alloy of tin, copper, and antimony that is used as a lining to reduce friction in bearings. |
| Britannia metal |
an alloy of tin, copper, antimony, and other metals, similar to pewter and used for tableware. |
| bronze |
an alloy consisting mainly of copper and tin. [1/4 definitions] |
| cassiterite |
a mineral ore, tin dioxide, that is the principal source of tin. |
| gunmetal |
either of two copper-tin alloys, one of which was formerly used in making cannons. [1/3 definitions] |
| majolica |
a kind of Italian pottery that is enameled and glazed with tin oxide, usu. highly colored and decorated. |
| ormolu |
an alloy of copper and zinc or tin that resembles gold, or a similar gilded metal, used to decorate furniture, architectural features, or jewelry. |
| pewter |
a tin alloy, used formerly for kitchen vessels or implements, but now mostly for decorative objects and tableware. [1/2 definitions] |
| plink |
(informal) to shoot at tin cans, bottles, or the like. [1/3 definitions] |
| Sn |
symbol of the chemical element tin. |
| solder |
any of various alloys, usu. of lead and tin, that may be applied in a molten state to the juncture of metal edges to make a connection. [1/5 definitions] |
| stannic |
of or containing tin, esp. when tetravalent. |
| stannous |
of or containing tin, esp. when bivalent. |
| tin |
thin sheet iron or steel plated with tin. [3/8 definitions] |
| tinfoil |
tin, aluminum, or a tin alloy rolled out in a thin, flexible sheet and used as wrapping or lining, as for food and food containers. |
| tinned |
coated, plated, or covered with tin. |
| tinner |
one who works in tin or sells tinware; tinsmith. [2 definitions] |
| tinny |
containing or resembling tin. [1/3 definitions] |
| tin plate |
thin sheet iron or steel plated with tin. |
| tinsmith |
one who makes and repairs items of tin or similar lightweight metals. |
| tintype |
a positive photographic image made on a plate of tin or iron that has been coated with a sensitized film; ferrotype. |
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