stannum
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of stannum
1775–85; < Late Latin: tin, Latin stannum, stagnum alloy of silver and lead
Example Sentences
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At what period the term stannum was adopted for tin is uncertain.
From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Georgius Agricola
I gave her a homœopathic dose of phosphoric acid and stannum; and, to the surprise of all around her, the night sweats did not break out at their usual hour,—three o’clock in the morning.
From Curiosities of Medical Experience by J. G. (John Gideon) Millingen
At the present day a counterfeit stannum is made by adding one-third of white copper to tin.
From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Georgius Agricola
When copper vessels are coated with stannum they produce a less disagreeable flavour, and it prevents verdigris.
From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Georgius Agricola
The metal which flows liquid at the first melting is called stannum, the second melting is silver; that which remains in the furnace is galena, which is added to a third part of the ore.
From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Georgius Agricola
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