Stannic-oxide
noun, Chemistry.
1.
a white, amorphous, water-insoluble powder, SnO 2 , used chiefly in the manufacture of ceramic glazes and glass, and of polishing powders for metal, glass, and marble.
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- Stannic-sulfide
noun, Chemistry. 1. a yellowish or brownish, water-insoluble powder, SnS 2 , usually used suspended in lacquer or varnish for gilding and bronzing metals, wood, paper, etc.; mosaic gold.
- Stannic sulphide
noun 1. an insoluble solid compound of tin usually existing as golden crystals or as a yellowish-brown powder: used as a pigment. Formula: SnS2 See also mosaic gold
- Stanniferous
/stəˈnɪfərəs/ adjective 1. containing tin; tin-bearing
- Stannite
noun 1. a mineral, iron-black to steel-gray in color, with a metallic luster, copper iron tin sulfide, Cu 2 FeSnS 4 : an ore of tin. noun 1. a grey metallic mineral that consists of a sulphide of tin, copper, and iron and is a source of tin. Formula: Cu2FeSnS4
- Stannous
adjective, Chemistry. 1. containing tin, especially in the bivalent state. adjective 1. of or containing tin, esp in the divalent state stannous stan·nous (stān’əs) adj. Of, relating to, or containing tin, especially with valence 2. stannous (stān’əs) Containing tin, especially tin with a valence of 2. Compare stannic.