stannum

[ stan-uhm ]

/ ˈstæn əm /

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noun

tin.

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Origin of stannum

1775–85; <Late Latin: tin, Latin stannum, stagnum alloy of silver and lead

Words nearby stannum

stanniferous, stannite, stannous, stannous chloride, stannous fluoride, stannum, stanolone, Stanovoi, Stanovoi Range, Stans, St. Anthony's cross

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How to use stannum in a sentence

This gigantic flood, this overwhelming and cataclysmic roar, filled every pore of Stannum's body.
Melomaniacs|James Huneker
But now Stannum notices a shriller accent, the accent of a sun that has lost its sex and is stricken with soft moon-sickness.
Melomaniacs|James Huneker
Stannum fled from these disturbing dreams seeking safety in the mountains.
Melomaniacs|James Huneker
Stannum saw what man had never seen before—the tone-color of each instrument.
Melomaniacs|James Huneker

In the like manner they employed werk or stannum, which was obtained almost in the same manner in the fusion of silver.
A History of Inventions, Discoveries, and Origins, Volume II (of 2)|Johann Beckman

British Dictionary definitions for stannum

stannum

/ (ˈstænəm) /

noun

an obsolete name for tin (def. 1)

Word Origin for stannum

C18: from Late Latin: tin, from Latin: alloy of silver and lead, perhaps of Celtic origin; compare Welsh ystaen tin

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Medical definitions for stannum

stannum

[ stăn′əm ]

The element tin.