airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc. | the application of a protective layer of tin |
metal container for storing dry foods such as tea or flour | the application of a thin layer of soft solder to the ends of wires before soldering them |
a vessel (box, can, pan, etc.) made of tinplate and used mainly in baking | |
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 | |