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noun • a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide • a vessel (box, can, pan, etc.) made of tinplate and used mainly in baking • metal container for storing dry foods such as tea or flour • airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc. verb • plate with tin • preserve in a can or tin • prepare (a metal) for soldering or brazing by applying a thin layer of solder to the surface | ||||||||
| 29% | 4 | Metal used in the galvanisation of buckets, corrugated roofs, old bathtubs, planters, troughs, watering cans and other domestic utensils | ||||||
noun • a bluish-white lustrous metallic element; brittle at ordinary temperatures but malleable when heated; used in a wide variety of alloys and in galvanizing iron; it occurs naturally as zinc sulphide in zinc blende verb • coat or cover with zinc | ||||||||
| 26% | 2 | Common metal used in soda cans | ||||||
noun • a state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War • a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite | ||||||||
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