stannous chloride
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noun Chemistry.
a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, SnCl2⋅2H2O, used chiefly as a reducing and tinning agent, and as a mordant in dyeing with cochineal.
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Origin of stannous chloride
First recorded in 1865–70
Words nearby stannous chloride
stannic sulfide, stannic sulphide, stanniferous, stannite, stannous, stannous chloride, stannous fluoride, stannum, stanolone, Stanovoi, Stanovoi Range
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