stannous chloride
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.
Words nearby stannous chloride
stannic sulfide, stannic sulphide, stanniferous, stannite, stannous, stannous chloride, stannous fluoride, stannum, stanolone, stanovoi, stanovoi range
Origin of stannous chloride
First recorded in 1865–70
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