stannum

[ stan-uhm ]

/ ˈstæn əm /

noun

tin.

Origin of stannum

1775–85; <Late Latin: tin, Latin stannum, stagnum alloy of silver and lead

Words nearby stannum

stanniferous, stannite, stannous, stannous chloride, stannous fluoride, stannum, stanolone, Stanovoi, Stanovoi Range, Stans, St. Anthony's cross

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Example sentences from the Web for stannum

Pliny only says that a coating of stannum improved the taste of food, and guarded against verdigris.
A History of Inventions, Discoveries, and Origins, Volume II (of 2)|Johann Beckman
But now Stannum notices a shriller accent, the accent of a sun that has lost its sex and is stricken with soft moon-sickness.
Melomaniacs|James Huneker
Electrum is an alloy of gold and silver, Stannum of lead and silver (see note 33, p. 473).
De Re Metallica|Georgius Agricola
We should not have known what stannum was, had not the only passage of Pliny which informs us been preserved.
A History of Inventions, Discoveries, and Origins, Volume II (of 2)|Johann Beckman

Then the stannum runs out of the furnace into the forehearth; this is an alloy of lead and silver.
De Re Metallica|Georgius Agricola

British Dictionary definitions for stannum

stannum

/ (ˈstænəm) /

noun

an obsolete name for tin (def. 1)

Word Origin for stannum

C18: from Late Latin: tin, from Latin: alloy of silver and lead, perhaps of Celtic origin; compare Welsh ystaen tin

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Medical definitions for stannum

stannum

[ stăn′əm ]

n.

The element tin.

单词	stannum
释义	stannum [ stan-uhm ] / ˈstæn əm / noun tin. Origin of stannum 1775–85; <Late Latin: tin, Latin stannum, stagnum alloy of silver and lead Words nearby stannum stanniferous, stannite, stannous, stannous chloride, stannous fluoride, stannum, stanolone, Stanovoi, Stanovoi Range, Stans, St. Anthony's cross Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for stannum Pliny only says that a coating of stannum improved the taste of food, and guarded against verdigris. A History of Inventions, Discoveries, and Origins, Volume II (of 2)\|Johann Beckman But now Stannum notices a shriller accent, the accent of a sun that has lost its sex and is stricken with soft moon-sickness. Melomaniacs\|James Huneker Electrum is an alloy of gold and silver, Stannum of lead and silver (see note 33, p. 473). De Re Metallica\|Georgius Agricola We should not have known what stannum was, had not the only passage of Pliny which informs us been preserved. A History of Inventions, Discoveries, and Origins, Volume II (of 2)\|Johann Beckman Then the stannum runs out of the furnace into the forehearth; this is an alloy of lead and silver. De Re Metallica\|Georgius Agricola British Dictionary definitions for stannum stannum / (ˈstænəm) / noun an obsolete name for tin (def. 1) Word Origin for stannum C18: from Late Latin: tin, from Latin: alloy of silver and lead, perhaps of Celtic origin; compare Welsh ystaen tin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for stannum stannum [ stăn′əm ] n. The element tin. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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