stannous

[ stan-uhs ]

/ ˈstæn əs /

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adjective Chemistry.

containing tin, especially in the bivalent state.

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Origin of stannous

First recorded in 1840–50; stann(um) + -ous

Words nearby stannous

stannic oxide, stannic sulfide, stannic sulphide, stanniferous, stannite, stannous, stannous chloride, stannous fluoride, stannum, stanolone, Stanovoi

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How to use stannous in a sentence

Stannous chloride is usually sufficiently contaminated with stannic salt.
The Elements of Qualitative Chemical Analysis, vol. 1, parts 1 and 2.|Julius Stieglitz
When acted on with hot hydrochloric acid it slowly dissolves (more rapidly in contact with platinum) and forms stannous chloride.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines.|Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob Beringer
Note the quantity of the stannous chloride solution required.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines.|Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob Beringer
Tin in solution as stannic or stannous chloride is precipitated as metal by means of zinc.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines.|Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob Beringer

These reactions are characteristic of tin as stannous chloride.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines.|Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob Beringer

British Dictionary definitions for stannous

stannous

/ (ˈstænəs) /

adjective

of or containing tin, esp in the divalent state

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Medical definitions for stannous

stannous

[ stăn′əs ]

adj.

Of, relating to, or containing tin, especially with valence 2.

Scientific definitions for stannous

stannous

[ stăn′əs ]

Containing tin, especially tin with a valence of 2. Compare stannic.