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Main Metal In Pewter

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noun

• a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide

• a vessel (box, can, pan, etc.) made of tinplate and used mainly in baking

• metal container for storing dry foods such as tea or flour

• airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.

verb

• plate with tin

• preserve in a can or tin

• prepare (a metal) for soldering or brazing by applying a thin layer of solder to the surface

49%6Main component of Britannia metal
noun

• any of various alloys of tin with small amounts of other metals (especially lead)

34%6Main component of pewter
noun

• any chemical element that belongs to the carbon group.

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