tin-white

American  

[tin-hwahyt, -wahyt] / ˈtɪnˈʰwaɪt, -ˈwaɪt /

adjective

1. white, as the color of tin; bluish-white.

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Etymology

Origin of tin-white

First recorded in 1790–1800; tin + white

Example Sentences

Sometimes pyrites of a tin-white color are found mixed among the coal.

From Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas by Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe

The commercial and impure metal is of a tin-white color, and may frequently be split in parallel strata.

From A System of Instruction in the Practical Use of the Blowpipe Being A Graduated Course Of Analysis For The Use Of Students And All Those Engaged In The Examination Of Metallic Combinations by Anonymous

Prepared in this way it forms a black powder; when melted it forms a tin-white metal which is less fusible and more malleable than wrought iron.

From An Elementary Study of Chemistry by McPherson, William

It is heavy tin-white metal which is ductile and malleable, but very infusible, and characterized by its resistance to strong chemical reagents.

From The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary Section P and Q by Project Gutenberg

Aluminium is a tin-white metal which melts at 640° and is very light, having a density of 2.68.

From An Elementary Study of Chemistry by McPherson, William