Ron

Oxford:

stannic // adj. Chem.
of or relating to tetravalent tin (stannic acid; stannic chloride).
[Late Latin stannum ‘tin’]

stannous // adj. Chem.
of or relating to divalent tin (stannous salts; stannous chloride).

tin // n. & v.
n.
1 Chem. a silvery-white malleable metallic element resisting corrosion,
occurring naturally in cassiterite and other ores, and used esp. in
alloys and for plating thin iron or steel sheets to form tin plate
(symbol Sn).
2 a a vessel or container made of tin or tinned iron. b esp. Brit. an
airtight sealed container made of tin plate or aluminium for preserving
food.
3 = tin plate.
4 Brit. slang money.
v.tr. (tinned, tinning)
1 Brit. seal (food) in an airtight tin for preservation.
2 cover or coat with tin.
put the tin lid on see lid.
[Old English from Germanic]

Brian

"Dieselberg, Ron" wrote:
>
> I always thought thought it was "stannous".
>
> Ron Dieselberg
> Trainer/Auditor
> CMC ELECTRONICS
> CINCINNATI
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ken Mc Gowan [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Monday, April 30, 2001 13:35 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [TN] Tin
>
> Hi Mike and co,
>
> Origional name for tin is stannum.
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Ken McGowan
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