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Stannous

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

adj. Of, relating to, or containing tin, especially with valence 2.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

adj. Containing bivalent tin.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

adj. Pertaining to, or containing, tin; specifically, designating those compounds in which the element has a lower valence as contrasted with stannic compounds.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

Of, pertaining to, or containing tin: specifically applied to those compounds in which tin appears as a bivalent atom: as, stannous oxid, or protoxid of tin (SnO).

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

adj. of or relating to or containing tin

Word Usage

"Another preparation of tin is known as stannous gold; it is manufactured in heavy sheets and used the same as cohesive gold foil, and can be easily manipulated, for it is rather plastic."

Antonym

stannic

Cross Reference

stannic

Form

stannous hydroxide stannoso- stannous chloride

Same Context

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