Definition of Tin plague

1. Noun. The transformation of ordinary white tin into powdery grey tin at very cold temperatures.

Exact synonyms: Tin Disease, Tin Pest
Generic synonyms: Shift, Transformation, Transmutation

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tin Plague

tin cries
tin cry
tin disease
tin dog
tin ear
tin fluorides
tin foil
tin god
tin hat
tin knocker
tin men
tin opener
tin openers
tin oxide
tin pest
tin plague (current term)
tin plate
tin plates
tin polyphosphates
tin pyrites
tin radioisotopes
tin sandwich
tin sandwiches
tin snips
tin soldier
tin soldiers
tin tabernacle
tin whistle
tin whistles
tinaja

Literary usage of Tin plague

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Course in General Chemistry by William McPherson, William Edwards Henderson (1921)
"The metal melts at 231.9° and boils at 2270°. Its average density is 7.3. tin plague. The transformation of white tin into the gray form is sometimes a ..."

2. A History of Epidemics in Britain by Charles Creighton (1891)
"Tin- plague »I iln .isih i,ni in y made the greatest impression, naturally, up»n tin- »lili-it civilized countries of m ..."

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