tin-white
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of tin-white
Example Sentences
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It was detected first in the year 1818, and presents itself as a tin-white metal of great lustre, and susceptible of a fine polish.
Aluminium is a tin-white metal which melts at 640° and is very light, having a density of 2.68.
From An Elementary Study of Chemistry by McPherson, William
When we find such terms as tin-white or pinchbeck-brown, the metallic color so denoted ought to start up in our memory without delay or search.
From A System Of Logic, Ratiocinative And Inductive by Mill, John Stuart
Prepared in this way it forms a black powder; when melted it forms a tin-white metal which is less fusible and more malleable than wrought iron.
From An Elementary Study of Chemistry by McPherson, William
When we find such terms as tin-white or pinchbeck-brown, the metallic colour so denoted ought to start up in our memory without delay or search.
From A System of Logic: Ratiocinative and Inductive 7th Edition, Vol. II by Mill, John Stuart
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