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Definition of Tin plague
1. Noun. The transformation of ordinary white tin into powdery grey tin at very cold temperatures.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tin Plague
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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