tin
Soft silvery metal
Tin is a chemical element and an abundant, widely used metal.
Some things made or formerly made of tin are called tins, especially in British English (where the corresponding American term is can or pan), such as muffin tin, cake tin, or tin of sardines.
So-called tin foil is today more likely to be made of aluminum.
To tin something, in British English, is to seal it in a tin (or can in American English): We’ll tin tomatoes to use in the winter.
Metallic combination
- pewterTin-based tableware alloy
- bronzeCopper-tin alloy
- solderFusible bonding alloy
- cassiteritePrincipal tin oxide ore
ore · smelting · plating · galvanization · babbitt · Cornwall · Malaysia · Bolivia
Tin on charts
- atomicOf elemental particles
- periodic tableSystematic display of elements
- protonsPositive nuclear particles
- electronsNegative charges in atoms
neutrons · isotopes · stable · chemistry · element · metallic · valence · oxidation
Extracting metal from ore
- foundryMetal casting facility
- metallurgyScience of extracting metals
- castingShaping through liquid form
- galvanizationProtective metal coating process
canning · soldering · plating · coating · manufacturing · tinworks · dredging · refining
Softly bright, reflective
- shinyReflecting light smoothly
- silveryPale metallic sheen
- gleamingReflecting light brightly
- polishedSmooth, refined, accomplished
bright · mirror-like · sheen · glint
alloy
Metallic combination
cassiterite · ore · smelting · plating · galvanization · babbitt · Cornwall · Malaysia · Bolivia
Sn
Tin on charts
- atomicOf elemental particles
- periodic tableSystematic display of elements
- protonsPositive nuclear particles
electrons · neutrons · isotopes · stable · chemistry · element · metallic · valence · oxidation · stannous
smelting
Extracting metal from ore
- foundryMetal casting facility
- metallurgyScience of extracting metals
- castingShaping through liquid form
galvanization · canning · soldering · plating · coating · manufacturing · tinworks · dredging · refining · electroplating
lustrous
Softly bright, reflective
polished · bright · mirror-like · sheen · glint
ductile
Able to deform permanently
bendable · formable · moldable · shapeable · hammered · beaten · rolled · embossed · stamped · pressed
canister
Sealed cylindrical container
- materialsmetal, metals, wood, ceramic, fabric
- chemicalschemicals, compounds, acids, reagents, solutions
- industrial materialsaluminum, metals, plastics, chemicals, lumber
- periodic tableperiodic table, elements, hydrogen, helium, carbon
- building materialslumber, concrete blocks, concrete, wood, brick
- conductorscopper wire, gold wire, silver wire, aluminum, platinum
- tin foilThin metallic sheeting
- tin canSealed metal food container
- tin earInability to discern pitch
- tin snipsTool for cutting sheet metal
- muffin tinBaking tray with cups
- tin foil hatImprovised telepathy shield
tins, tinsel, tinned, tinny, tinfoil, tinning, tinsmith, tinware, tinnily