tinstone

[ tin-stohn ]

/ ˈtɪnˌstoʊn /

noun Mineralogy.

cassiterite.

Words nearby tinstone

tinsel, tinselly, tinselry, tinseltown, tinsmith, tinstone, tint, tint tool, tintack, tintagel head, tinter

Origin of tinstone

First recorded in 1595–1605; tin + stone

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Example sentences from the Web for tinstone

These oxides are commonly met with in samples of wolfram and tinstone, especially niobic.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines.|Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob Beringer
Tin is found in nature chiefly as the oxide (SnO2), called cassiterite or tinstone.
An Elementary Study of Chemistry|William McPherson

British Dictionary definitions for tinstone

tinstone

/ (ˈtɪnˌstəʊn) /

noun

another name for cassiterite

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