1. 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
   "Tin cans are actually made mostly of steel with a thin tin coating"; "Sn cans are actually made mostly of steel with a thin tin coating";
   - Sn, atomic number 50
    
2. Airtight sealed metal container for food, drink or paint etc.
   "The painter mixed the paint in a large tin"; "He opened a tin can of soup for lunch";
   - can, tin can
    
3. Metal container for storing dry foods such as tea or flour
   "She kept her favourite tea leaves in a decorative tin on the kitchen counter";
   - canister, cannister [rare]
    
4. A vessel (box, can, pan, etc.) made of tinplate and used mainly in baking
   "She placed the cookie dough in a round tin before putting it in the oven"

1. Plate with tin
   "They tinned the copper cookware to prevent corrosion"
    
2. Prepare (a metal) for soldering or brazing by applying a thin layer of solder to the surface
   "The plumber tinned the copper pipes before joining them"
    
3. (cooking) preserve in a can or tin
   "tinned foods are not very tasty";
   - can

Derived forms: tinned, tinning, tins

See also: put

Type of: carbon group element, container, crystallogen, Group 14 element, keep, metal, metallic element, plate, preserve, tetragen, tetrel, vessel

Part of: cassiterite, tin plate, tinfoil, tinplate

Encyclopedia: Tin, Iran