Sn

Symbol, Chemistry.

tin.

Origin of Sn

From the Latin word stannum

SN

Secretary of the Navy.
Also sn, s/n. screen name.

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Historical Examples of sn

He stooped down and wrote in the snow with his finger, SN, 102.
Back o' the Moon
Oliver Onions
Phot be yez doin' here, young mon, sn'akin' along like a thafe?
The Missing Tin Box
Arthur M. Winfield
In the middle of the road are the two rocks of Jonathan, the name of one of which is Botsets, and of the other Sn.
Early Travels in Palestine
Arculf et al.
In the year 1800, it was yielded back to France, under Napoleon, by a secret article in the treaty of Sn.
Daniel Boone
John S. C. Abbott
Parson, pr′sn, n. the priest or incumbent of a parish: a clergyman: one who is licensed to preach.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)
Various

British Dictionary definitions for sn

sn

the internet domain name for

Senegal

Sn

the chemical symbol for

Word Origin for Sn

from New Latin stannum

SN

abbreviation for

Senegal (international car registration)

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sn in Medicine

Sn

The symbol for the elementtin

sn in Science

Sn

The symbol for tin.

tin

[tĭn]

A malleable, silvery metallic element that occurs in igneous rocks. It has a crystalline structure and crackles when bent. Tin is used as an anticorrosion agent and is a part of numerous alloys, including bronze. Atomic number 50; atomic weight 118.71; melting point 231.89°C; boiling point 2,270°C; specific gravity 7.31; valence 2, 4. See Periodic Table. See Note at element.