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electrotin

American

[ih-lek-troh-tin] / ɪˈlɛk troʊˌtɪn /

verb (used with object)

electrotinned, electrotinning

to plate or coat (a base metal) with tin by electrolysis.

Etymology

Origin of electrotin

First recorded in 1885–90; electro- + tin

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